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Author: christina
Date: 2001-08-18 16:18
How do you finger open G? do you put any fingers down in the right hand? I've seen people do that.
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Author: christina
Date: 2001-08-18 16:21
christina,
It's all about intonation. if you want the pitch to go down, you put fingers down in the right hand. sometimes the clarinet "rings" more if you put a combination of fingers down too, like your first finger, your ring finger and the C key. all the throat tones work that way.
Good luck
Gretchen
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-08-18 17:14
The "normal" fingering is no fingers and no thumb. However once you become more advanced, some clarinets will sound better with some of the right hand fingers down. As a beginner though, I wouldn't recommend that you do this just yet. You need to work on your embouchure development and breath support to get the best possible sounding note. Then if it is still a problem on your clarinet, you can try some right hand fingers.
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2001-08-19 18:52
When you want to "jump the break" (That is, jump from the open G to a clarion B or clarion C without breaking the sound) then it might help to put down RH keys. Some people even use the A key as a vent for the clarion B to help the sound.
After you get a decent sound, experiment a little. Welcome to the wonderful world of Clarineting!!
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Author: Bob Curtis
Date: 2001-08-23 02:29
Christina:
Years ago a teacher of mine, Arnauld Bouton (a Frenchman), told me that there were, in his words, "wolf tones" on the clarinet. This meant they did not sound so good played in the regular method. Such notes are from open "G" to "Bb" middle line, primarily because there is so little of the wood being used in producing these tones that they have a tendency to sound bad, sometimes out of tune, and generally not so pretty. His solution to the problem was our traditional way of covering some of the lower tones holes with our fingers as we play these notes for a longer than one beat duration so that more of the wood can become involved in the production of the tone. It has worked for me for over 50 years and I teach my students this technique and explain the reason for it. Not all clarinets react the same way to identically the same fingering in this method. You have to experiment with your own instrument and find out what sounds the best (what holes to corver and/or leave open on certain notes or sequences of notes) for your particular instrument. It can really improve the quality of your sound on the open type notes.
Good luck,
Bob Curtis
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