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Author: Tom H
Date: 2022-03-25 01:52
U.S. Army Band playing "Clarinet Candy" on Youtube. At the end when he glissandos high G to high C--- what fingering is he using? I can't really see much finger movement. I can do the Artie Shaw one (most times...) but I'm moving a lot of fingers. Anybody got ideas on how to do that really quick one he's doing?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2022-03-25 04:24
Maybe he's using the xoo|xoo fingerings for both altissimo G and C and lipping it up.
You can try sliding your RH pinky from the RH Ab/Eb key down to the RH F#/C# key when doing the upward gliss from G to C (G with the Ab/Eb key and C with the F#/C# key).
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2022-03-25 05:00
Link--
Youtube.com/watch?v=rFMYtxL_mCE
Thanks Chris. I'll try that tomorrow during the day so I won't get in trouble....
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Post Edited (2022-03-25 05:05)
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Author: TomS
Date: 2022-03-25 17:54
I astonished my classmates by mastering the gliss, over 53 years ago in High School. Not easy in low register but once above clarion C it's easy. I could gliss to altissimo super A. I can't explain how I do it, there is some finger slide over the tone holes but, for me, it's mostly voicing or what my tongue in doing.
A MP with a long facing is helpful ... my old crystal MP had a super long facing.
Also, some instruments lend themselves to the flexability to pull this off ...
Tom
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Author: hans
Date: 2022-03-25 21:29
Re: "some instruments lend themselves to the flexibility to pull this off ..." - that comment made me wonder if a gliss was easier with the old large bore instruments?
Hans
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2022-03-25 22:53
TomS-- Yeah I'm pretty good with any clarion gliss. as well. In the lower register it can be somewhat harder, especially if 2 hands are involved. Then there is going over the break, where a lot of "faking" is needed (at least for me).
ChrisP-- I tried the 1&1 with sliding RH Eb to C# pinky. Could get a nice slur G to C but not a gliss.
The Most Advanced Clarinet Book--
tomheimer.ampbk.com/ Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001315, Musicnotes product no. MB0000649.
Boreal Ballad for unaccompanied clarinet-Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001314.
Musicnotes product no. MNO287475
Post Edited (2022-03-26 01:43)
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Author: Matt74
Date: 2022-03-28 23:11
I never had any problems glissing, except over the break.
I think where some people get it wrong is that they try to do it with their fingers. It's almost all done in the throat/mouth. The fingers only assist. I always moved my fingers mostly all at once, not from top to bottom - but it may depend on the notes you want. You can do all sorts of weird stuff in the 3rd register because the harmonics are less stable.
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2022-03-29 01:45
Matt74-- Agree. I can really do almost any gliss. reasonably well but still looking for that high G-C fingering that will work every time (assuming as you say you work the throat/mouth properly).
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tomheimer.ampbk.com/ Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001315, Musicnotes product no. MB0000649.
Boreal Ballad for unaccompanied clarinet-Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001314.
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Author: crazyclari
Date: 2022-03-30 06:40
Hi the feeling I have is using the throat etc to flatten the pitch so you are really pulling up the pitch of a really flat note/lower harmonic to the higher notes.
Using your fingers is mainly used to hide and smooth out any changes as you cross from one harmonic to another. For me I could flap my fingers around until I reach top note and it would matter little as long as I have the fingering I need at the end.
Basically you play a higher note as an undertone/lower harmonic and then pull it up to the right note.
Try doing wolf whistles on you E/B
Hope that helps.
Cheers Glen
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2022-03-30 07:02
Glen, Yeah I think I see what you're saying. Not sure if that would work way up there dealing with double high C as the top note.
The Most Advanced Clarinet Book--
tomheimer.ampbk.com/ Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001315, Musicnotes product no. MB0000649.
Boreal Ballad for unaccompanied clarinet-Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001314.
Musicnotes product no. MNO287475
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