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Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation

Author: SecondTry  Date:   2022-08-16 18:47 I force myself and students to take passages that alternate the pinkies, but don't require a certain order of pinky use, to be practiced both ways. Of course with 4 sharps, such options are not available to those not in possession of clarinets with a left finger Ab/Eb key. In passages that require mid note pinky swaps, especially common for those not in possession of clarinets with a left finger Ab/Eb key, there is often more than one place in the passage where the mid not pinky swap can be done. I encourage it be practiced both ways. Case in point, at measure 50, of Spohr's 1st Clarinet Concerto, Mvt 1, measure 50, the passage features an , followed by a , , and . Those not in possession of clarinets with a left finger Ab/Eb key, can do the mid not pinky swap on either the or . I suggest both be learned. Of course at performance time a particular choice I feel should be made and stuck to. My $0.02.

Topics	Author	Date
Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	allencole	2022-08-16 09:35
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	ACCA	2022-08-16 12:20
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	Paul Aviles	2022-08-16 13:10
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	Hunter_100	2022-08-16 17:22
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	kdk	2022-08-16 18:01
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	allencole	2022-08-17 19:29
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	SecondTry	2022-08-16 18:47
Re: Preferred Pinkie Alternation  new	Tom H	2022-08-17 05:38

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