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RE: Albert System Fingerings

Author: John Scorgie
Date: 1999-08-27 00:57

Until you find an Albert fingering chart, this may help.

An Albert clarinet fingers much like a saxophone. Low E use BOTH little fingers on their respective roller keys, since the keys are not connected together. F is rh little finger on the bottom roller key. F# is rh little finger on the bottom roller and lh little finger on the other lh roller key. G, G# and A are just like your boehm. B flat is first two fingers rh just like you are playing an A but press the little key next to second finger rh. You can also use first and third fingers rh on their respective tone holes on many Alberts. b natural is just like b flat on a boehm. C through E same as boehm. F is thumb and second finger lh, just like fingering C on a sax. Or play E and add the side key(s) with rh, just like on a sax. F# is just like F on a boehm. G thru B flat just like boehm. Add the octave key and repeat the above for b natural upward. Altissimo register -- experiment!

Unless you have a very good Albert clarinet, the experience will make you wonder why it took so long for the Boehm system to catch on.

Have fun!

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