On 21 August 2011 17:57, Robert Dickow <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. I'm doing a little, informal and totally unscientific survey: > > > > (1) What fingering do you prefer to use most of the time for high > G#/Ab ? > > 1a Fingering on F horn: __23_______ 1b. on Bb horn: > ___23________ > > (2) At what point do you like to switch from F horn to Bb horn > side, when playing an F/Bb double horn? > > I normally play on the Bb side across the whole range of the horn, except that I normally play F# and G both above and below middle C on the F side (for improved tuning), Low C to the F# below of course has to be on the F side, and I will move over to the F side for any passage where the fingering or slurring seems more convenient. So I don't have a crossover point.
I'm strongly of the view that there shouldn't be any fixed crossover point between the two ranges, and that you need equal facility of fingering on both sides, so that you can change over as necessary at any time, in any part of the range. There are times when I'll play passages above 2nd space C on the F side because it works better that way. Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
