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Author: BB
Date: 2004-11-16 02:16
We got a new piece in band today and it has trills in it. We've never learned about trills before in class, so I have a few questions. The note that is written is an A flat, so what note do trill to? There's nothing written to indicate what note: all there is above the A flat is a "tr" with a squiggly line. And what note do you start on? Like do you start on the A flat and then go to the trill note, or vice versa?
Any information on the subject of trills would be of help.(For your information, I play the oboe.)
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Author: Dee
Date: 2004-11-16 02:32
The normal procedure is to start on the note that is written and trill to the next higher note in the key in which the piece is written. Since you mention Ab and assuming that is not an accidental, then the next note in the scale is Bb. So you start on the Ab and trill back and forth between the Ab and the Bb.
If you are playing a clarinet, there are some special fingerings to use for these trills.
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Author: Julie
Date: 2004-11-16 02:44
BB, I am assuming that you know what your piece of music is in the key of. Whenever you are trilling, you always trill to the next note in the scale. For example, if your piece was in the key of Eb, you would trill from Ab to Bb. You would also do the same if your piece was in the key of Ab, Db, and the list goes on... Please correct me if I'm wrong instead of insulting my intelligence. =D I'm only human and I'm prone to make mistakes. I'm only trying to give you advice with the knowledge that I know about trills. If you trill from Ab to Bb, you would start on Ab and trill your middle finger (on your left hand)... and always end on Ab... I think! Trilling from the real fingering of Ab to the real fingering of Bb would be very difficult, so it's kind of like a substitute fingering... I, myself, have not played many pieces containing trills. If you are still confused, like I am right now, go to http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/oboe/ob_tr2_1.html
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Author: BB
Date: 2004-11-18 02:42
So you trill from an A flat to a B flat, and not from and A flat to an A because A is not on the E flat major scale (the key that particular piece is in)? If that's the case, than our band director was wrong: he told us to trill to an A.
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