Copyright © 2009 by Kyle Coughlin and SkyLeap Music

Alternate Chromatic Fingering Exercises for Clarinet

Exercise 1

I. The "Fork" B Fingering

by Kyle Coughlinwww.SkyLeapMusic.com

!e "fork" key is the small thin key that you press with the third "nger of your right hand. It producesthe pitch B natural in the lower register and F sharp in the upper register. It is very helpful in fastchromatic passages. Use the "fork" "ngering for every B natural in these exercises. Doing so will helpyou get used to that key. Always practice these exercises with a metronome. Start at a slow tempoand gradually speed up. Always use your third "nger to press the fork key!For larger, easier to read "ngering charts, go to www.ClarinetChart.com

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