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Re: C major scale help please?

Author: D
Date: 2007-02-04 18:14

Are you putting down the first three fingers of the right hand for the notes G,A,Bb? this helps me get up to B and C as there are fewer fingers to move and thus less potential to get one in slightly the wrong place and cause a leak. The reason the C and B are hard to get is because there is a big pressure change in the instrument between A or G and notes where you are covering all the holes. That is why the techniques suggested above are so effecting (coming down from a D rather than going up, and playing the F scale with the register key open turning it into C.) Be very sure that none of your fingers are nudging the side of any keys or levers that they shouldn't be - that can stop those notes from sounding. Try looking in the mirror when you play to make sure your fingers are where you think they are. Your teacher on Tuesday will be able to check the instrument is working properly and can reassure you that the notes are in there somewhere, they are just hiding from you at the moment.

Try playing low E and then just easing onto the register key with your thumb. Absolutely nothing else should need to move to get B - especially not in your mouth.

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