Fingerings
The lowest G# can only be played on the right or the left?
What is the right.
The chin should look like this
Flat
How should EVERY musician sit?
Feet flat on the floor, shoulders over hips, head up.
Use the banana key!
(B natural, F#, or Eb)
Where is the heart?
hopefully you looked in the light to find it!
There are TWO ways to play a LOW E or HIGH B. Show us both for 200 points!
Corners go where?
In
About what angle should the clarinet be at?
35o ish
Play the lowest note with this articulation: tut tut tut tut
E
Where are the ears?
top corners
This is how you play LOW Bb
INDEX!
About where should the bottom teeth hit the bottom lip?
The middle.
Describe the LEFT hand
relaxed, "drinking a glass of water," thumb is at 1 or 2 o'clock, fingers are CURVED
ROCK your index finger from F# to A (left hand)
Yahoo!
What is the fulcrum of the reed and why is it SO important?
middle line where it vibrates against the MP. If we know where this is we can avoid squeaking (too low) and get our best sound!
This is how you play clarion (high) F#
Middle!
What does the top lip do?
It is engaged/it pushes down/draw-string bag
Describe the RIGHT hand
relaxed, thumb rest on the knuckle, curved fingers, keep them close, C shape
Do a register slur on LOW A
yas
Wet the _____.
words
Play the register slur from low Bb - F - D
Student uses the index finger, then register key, then first finger comes off & pinky goes on!
Describe tongue position
It is high in the back and angles the air to the reed.
What THREE contact points should the LEFT hand index finger have on the clarinet?
2. first knuckle on the A key
3. Second knuckle on the Ab key
Demonstrate a trill
:-)
Describe the best way to keep your reeds:
1. Humidify them
2. rotate them
3. get rid of reeds that don't work
4. knowing where to properly place the reed on the MP/lig