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Re: Thinking out of the box

Author: allencole
Date: 2022-05-09 20:05

I've really enjoyed reading this thread about a fingering that I rarely use except to turn a page while playing an Eb or Bb. Have generally told students that if I owned all the world's clarinets, I would take off that key and fill the hole with plastic wood. Have also been intrigued that fingering codes in Rubank Elementary still don't differentiate between side-key and sliver Bb/Eb after nearly 90 years in print.

Am also astounded that many band directors (who were actually clarinet majors) insist that this fingering be in the repertoire of middle schoolers--and similar for the side-key F# mentioned earlier. An F# scale in thirds using one of those fingerings will likely force you into another, but it seems to me an unnecessary source of complication and INDECISION for kids to don't practice enough.

Glad to know it's not just me!

Allen

Allen Cole

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