Author: oboedrew
Date: 2008-06-18 05:17
Dutchy,
Here's how I approach it:
In most cases the D is more important, being the primary note of the trill. So use half-hole and sacrifice the quality of the E. BUT, ease into the trill slightly, playing the first alternation a bit slower (perhaps even the first two, depending on context), with the full E fingering. Once the listener has heard a good E once or twice, it gets "stuck" in the ear, and all the subsequent half-hole E's (which go by quickly in a trill) end up sounding just fine too. It's like a cheap magician's trick... an optical illusion... but with sound.
The same holds true with a lot of other trills using alternate fingerings with awful sounds: C-D, B-C#, etc.
Also, the E will only sound slightly breathy if you don't fully uncover the half-hole. Just a sliver of the vent uncovered will give you the fourth-line D instead of the low D on most oboes, and it'll leave the E sounding much better. Plus, minimizing the motion of the left hand first finger just contributes to generally more efficient technique.
Cheers,
Drew
www.oboedrew.com
Post Edited (2008-06-18 05:18)
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