 The Clarinet BBoard
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-01-18 00:42
You've probably found a thumb position by now that works. The exact angle depends on your hand - it has to account not only for covering the thumb hole and pressing at least the tip of the register key, but also for your wrist alignment so that the other fingers reach their holes comfortably.
At 71 years old I've written a few times here about how my hands aren't as flexible as they were when I was 10 or even 40, and having my left thumb lift off the F/C hole or rotate just enough to leave a sliver of the hole uncovered has become an occasional issue for me, even after 60 years of playing. Once you have the basic idea of what to do, you just have to experiment to find the best fit for your hand.
It's really remarkable that you've gotten enough facility so quickly to play in a band. Congratulations! Have you played other instruments before taking up the clarinet, or are you doing music from scratch?
Karl
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Glynis |
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Glynis |
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