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Slurring low E flat to B

Author: hautboy
Date: 2009-09-06 23:08

I'm playing this piece called Metroplex for Wind Ensemble and there is an english horn solo that ends with a low E flat slurred to a low B. Any suggestions on how to do this smoothly? I feel like I could use a little roller bar between my low E flat and low C key. Right now, I put my left pinky on the low B key while playing the E flat on the right, then slide my right pinky to the low C key when slurring to the low B. I rub my pinky on the side of my nose before the solo so my pinky will slide easier. Sometimes this works, but the response isn't as great down there as I would like, and I may end up cheating by breaking the slur and lightly tongueing the low B.

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