ReedSymbiosis' Custom Fingering Chart

A simple, easy to use and consult Fingering Chart. This user-friendly tool empowers you to explore and personalize your clarinet fingerings for specific notes, while also allowing you to document your observations on the tonal effects of each fingering.

Whether you want to lower or raise the pitch, enhance timbre quality, or add body to an otherwise thin sounding note, the Custom Fingering Chart provides a tangible way to understand and experiment with the impact of different fingerings.

Benefits

• Personalized Fingerings: The Custom Fingering Chart enables you to jot down your own custom fingerings for specific notes. This approach allows you to tailor fingerings to suit playing style, tonal preferences and make up for an instrument’s shortcomings. By experimenting and finding the fingerings that work best for you, you can optimize playing.
• Creative Exploration: The Custom Fingering Chart encourages creativity and exploring the vast possibilities of sound on the clarinet. By encouraging experimentation, this chart allows to push the boundaries of traditional fingerings and discover new ways to shape expression. Whether you’re seeking a specific tonal color or searching for innovative techniques, the Custom Fingering Chart, coupled with creativity and patience, opens up a world of possibilities for artistic exploration.

Features

• Analysis and Observation: You get the ability to write down observations on the results of each specific fingering. This provides valuable insights into the tonal effects produced by different fingerings, such as pitch adjustments and changes in tonal or timbre quality. By documenting your observations, you can refine your understanding of the instrument and develop a deeper connection with your clarinet.
• Clear and Organized Layout: The Custom Fingering Chart features a user-friendly layout that ensures clarity and organization. With clear labeling and writing space, you can easily record your fingerings and observations for quick and easy reference.

I put it together for myself and my students and I’ve been using it to great effect. From simple timbre and pitch changes to new multiphonic and quarter tone fingerings this, coupled with a Tuning Chart, is a must have tool on any clarinet case.

Go on, grab it and try it out. It’s free, why wouldn’t you? Print a few and make yourself a Custom Fingerings Book. For real, it’s a great tool! Have fun and happy practicing!