Fingering

Response

This fingering gives good response, intonation, and tone but you still need to:

• Have an accurate aural target,
• Blow a fast, cold, steady airstream,
• Support the reed with your embouchure (lips),
• Keep space between your teeth,
• Keep oral cavity open.

Intonation and Tone

As with any note, too much lip pressure will make the note sharp and thin. Be sure to

• maintain space between your teeth,
• open oral cavity,
• voice a medium to low vowel shape depending on how sharp the note is.

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Playing Bb to A

Playing high Bb to high A requires a change in the right-hand but the left-hand stays the same.

 

Playing Bb to Ab

Playing from high Bb to high Ab requires a change in both hands.