BbT 123 45 EbP
What is the fingering for E4 and E5?
G3 Fingering
What is T 123 456
The two aspects of technique that are adjusted when changing registers
What are
1. Air angle
2. Aperture size?
The five steps for forming the clarinet embouchure
What are
1. Chapstick
2. In
3. Wedge
4. Velcro
5. Milkshake?
An effective teaching sequence for introducing articulation on a wind instrument
What is
- Saying ("Tip of the tongue to the tip of the reed/top of the teeth")
- Syllable ("Tee/Teux")
- Add air
- Add instrument?
D4 Fingering
T 123 456 LIP, BIP/FrPa
What is the fingering for E3?
The five steps for forming the flute embouchure
What is Teeth/Thumb, Bored Face, "Mmm pooh," Coffee Straw, Place
M2 down
Four clarinet accessories (not including reed and ligature)
What are
- Swab
- Cork grease
- Reed case
- Reed Geek
- Sandpaper (wet and dry)
- Reed knife
- Neck strap
- Thumb rest
What is the fingering for Gb/F#4 and Gb/F#5?
Ideal default fingering for Ab4 for beginners
What is Abkey 456?
The three balance points
What is the embouchure, left hand shelf, and star pinky?
The interval at which a fingering's pitch is changed when the register key is depressed
What is a P12 (P5 + 1 octave)?
The three uses of alternate fingerings
What are
1. Easier technical facility
2. Intonation
3. Timbral coloring?
C#5 and C#6 Fingering
What is EbP?
TR 123 banana key
What is the fingering for G#5?
Explanation of the "Place" step to forming the embouchure; how the embouchure contacts the instrument
What is the "lip line" (where the skin of the chin meets the lower lip) contacts the inside edge of the embouchure hole with the lower lip covering approximately one third of the embouchure hole?
The names and written ranges of the three clarinet registers
What is
- Chalumeau E3–Bb4
- Clarion B4–C6
- Altissimo C#6 and above?
The elements used to identify prime candidates for bass clarinet
What are
1. Puffy cheeks
2. Overblowing/squeaking
3. Big hands?
Bb4 and Bb5 Chromatic Fingering
What is BnatT 1 BbL EbP?
The chromatic fingering for F#5
TR 123 4 sliver/fork
What is combination of throat and abdominal muscles and
- Syllable ("Teux-eux-eux-eux")
- Add air
- Add instrument
The name, pitches, tuning tendency, and helpful exercise for building technique in the sub-register between the chalumeau and clarion
What are the throat tones, which are Ab4, A4, A#4, that tend to be sharp, and can be practiced via the Bermuda Triangle exercise?
For both flute and clarinet, all the pitches and their fingerings that use only one key to play (as taught in the class)
What is
- Flute - C#5/C#6: EbP
- Clarinet - F4: T, F#4: 1