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Re: young students

Author: EEBaum
Date: 2007-06-23 23:09

"I do the sort of thing where I have them start on open G and go up to C, playing each note slowly and focusing on air as they go up"

First off, avoid the word "up" like the plague when teaching the break. Make a very big point of indicating to your students WHERE on the clarinet the B and C are. They're all the way DOWN. Have them focus on blowing air to the key the right pinky is pressing down, rather than to what's further up than A, which is the octave key. If their air stops there, they'll have trouble.

Try this: When they go over the break, press your finger down on their right pinky. The first couple times, it'll probably throw them off, but if you are insistent (and if their instruments are in good repair), it can be a great help.

-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com

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