Posture and Hand Position
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- Generally good position but thumb slightly too horizontal
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- Head too far back arms too close to body pulling mouthpiece down against lip
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- Arms too high head too low
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- Generally good relaxed position but look at the LH thumb – slightly too horizontal – could be more towards an angle of 45 degrees
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- Poor hand position – bunched fingers – too close to each other and overlapping thumb is on body of clarinet – a common fault
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- Bad hand position – thumb on body of clarinet below back hole and little fingers dropped below clarinet – plus bunching of other fingers
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- Poor hand position – Hidden pinkies – little fingers fall below clarinet
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- Fly away fingers – too high
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- Incorrect use of Right hand on side keys – hand over – rotated
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- Poor hand position – right hand not in place over ring keys and left hand over – rotating to play A key
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- Another view of over rotation of hand to play A key and Right hand out of position
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- Arms too far out to the sides – elbows too high
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- Good hand shape forms a sausage shape or kidney shape
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- Closer view of good hand shape
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- Good hand shape holding instrument
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- Good hand shape – note straight wrist – not bent
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- Good hand positions note straight wrists – not bent
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- Good hand position fingers clearly over holes and ring keys and not too high
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- Good hand position note thumb position and closeness of fingers to holes and rings
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- Good position – left hand operating the A key – note not too much finger on key – only side of finger engages key and pivots enabling access to ring and G sharp keys
