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Author: gregbaker112@gmail.com
Date: 2014-04-23 00:08
I am working on the main solo in Le Coq d'or and want to know the best way to finger the g flat following the e flat in the lower octave that precedes the first line f natural. I "flip" the regular fingerings in the upper octave and am trying to slide up from the e flat first line up to the chromatic g flat. It really slows me down and I can not seem to isolate it enough to adequately practice it. Would it be easier to flip those chromatic fingers too? What has been everyone's experience in auditions and performance? Thanks
Greg Baker
gregbaker112@gmail.com
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Author: kdk
Date: 2014-04-23 02:35
I'm assuming you mean the F# (Gb) at the beginning of the next to last group of 32nd notes and the E-flat at the end of the group before it, and that you're using an A clarinet part, not a transposition? (The two parts I have use F#s - no G-flats anywhere in the passage - unless I'm looking in the wrong place). I wouldn't think sliding up from RH 1st side key to the chromatic F# above it would ever be smooth. If you want to play the G-flat with the side chromatic fingering, you can play the E-flat that precedes it with the left sliver key or with 1 & 1 instead of the bottom right hand side key. Which among those or flipping between 1st finger F# and thumb F is easier is your choice.
Karl
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2014-04-23 04:07
You know everyone has a difference preference. I do the flip but what you need to do is to try all the possible combinations and find the one that works best for you. Then practice it a hundred times so it's memorized and secure. Lefty and righties sometimes have different preferences.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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