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Re: D# to B pinky slide?

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2017-05-22 19:28

A trick I heard about aeons ago was to quickly wipe the tip of the RH pinky in the crease of the nose before any major slide.
The grease picked up massively reduces the friction on the finger tip and makes the slide much easier.

Now that age is causing some mild arthritis in both pinkys I find an increasing need to slide. But mostly try to plan ahead and keep the slides on the level between the F/C and Ab/Eb touchpieces.

A final useful ruse that works very well on my Leblanc LLs is to use the fork G#
xxo / xoo when necessary. Most recently in The Seafarers (MacDermott) piece. This can reduce need for some slides.

This fork fingering does not work as well on some clarinets though.

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