ok this has prob. been done before, but how do you hit between 2 upper octave d notes, instead of tonging? and the same for cross fingered c nat.
cheers Richard.
For the d notes, try “cutting” by momentarily lifting a finger, say the third finger of your top hand. This will sound different depending on whether you have the top hole open or not.
You may also be able to get sufficient differentiation by giving a tiny push with your breath on the second note.
For the C-nat, if you are fingering it oxx-xox, you can just tap the fifth finger. If you are using oxx-ooo, tap all three fingers of the bottom hand.
To follow on Steve’s remark, I’ve been experimenting lately with (two-fingered) Cnat rolls by tapping on the bottom three fingers and then the top finger so the nominal notes are C-d-C-G-C. I suppose the same could be done with forked fingering.
Is this a “normal” way to do C rolls?
On 2003-02-12 10:24, chas wrote:
To follow on Steve’s remark, I’ve been experimenting lately with (two-fingered) Cnat rolls by tapping on the bottom three fingers and then the top finger so the nominal notes are C-d-C-G-C. I suppose the same could be done with forked fingering.Is this a “normal” way to do C rolls?
I don’t know if it’s normal, Chas - about the only people I come across that even talk about C-nat rolls on whistle are those that have LE McCullough’s book (I don’t).
I don’t know how else you could do it though. I’ve experimented with the things but I just can’t get them to sound good on the whistle. At best I find them very feeble sounding compared with the crackle and pop you can get out of rolls on other notes.
On 2003-02-12 10:24, chas wrote:
To follow on Steve’s remark, I’ve been experimenting lately with (two-fingered) Cnat rolls by tapping on the bottom three fingers and then the top finger so the nominal notes are C-d-C-G-C. I suppose the same could be done with forked fingering.Is this a “normal” way to do C rolls?
It’s how I do them.
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–James
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I do it mcCullough way, which is to first lift the rh index then the left index. The base fingering is oxxoxx. And I only use that fingering when I have to roll.
It took a while and sounded weak at first but now it sounds fine with adjusted air flow. In fact, I have had a lot more problem trying to roll the middle D. I have basically just decided to cran it (two separated cuts) until I figure out something better. Only those with Slowdowners will notice as the cran is much more equal to the neighboring rolls in terms of continuity.