![]() ![]() “Forked” fingerings, in which a lower tonehole is closed while one above it is open, often produce somewhat inferior results-notes that are mismatched in timbre and/or intonation. Adding the next farther finger drops the pitch again, and so on toward the bell end of the instrument. When the “first” finger (the one closest to the mouthpiece) closes a hole, the pitch drops, perhaps by a whole step. For example, a certain note might be produced with an “open” fingering (all toneholes open). ![]() Woodwind fingerings at their most basic use the fingers in sequence. With traditional woodwind instruments, the fingers work together to change the effective length of the instrument’s body tube by opening and closing toneholes. ![]()
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