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Re: Issiah 40



On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Phil Green wrote:

> On 16 Jun 97 at 12:47, Alastair Wheeler wrote:
> 
> > We played this through last night.  Yeeks!
> > 
> > Anyone got advice for the low Fs in the back row (around 113)?  Do you
> > tune down a la Arban, or give them to horns/trombones?
> > 
> > -- 
> This is a good place to use the Priviledged Harmonics.  These are 
> available on most combinations of valves and are also known as False 

The problem is that they are in semiquaver fanfares at about
crotchet=130...

> Harmonics.  Many people find they can play bottom F on Open.  If you 
> can find the note with false fingering practise it, and it can become 
> as strong (or stronger) than a correctly fingered note.  All notes 
> from f# down to pedal C are available using this technique.	
> I only learnt about it recently from the Tuba-Euph mailing list but 
> it really does work and can be mastered pretty quickly.
> 
> Phil Green.
> EEb Bass
> Britannia BS (Foden) Band.
> 
> 
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  Alastair Wheeler
  Euphonium & Trombone			   Fundamental Brass
  Bass Trombone			  City of Oxford Brass Band
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