A to G#/Ab trill?

Justine · Post by **Justine** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:20 pm

HELP.

Other than the unconventional way of just fingering A to G#/Ab, is there an easier way (without a C# trill)?

SaxyShanny · Post by **SaxyShanny** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:38 pm

Sry, off topic but we have the same quote.

Sweet.

PiccoloShorty · Post by **PiccoloShorty** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:20 pm

try fingering a G# and trilling the 3rd key (your ring finger on your left hand)

Justine · Post by **Justine** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:14 pm

SaxyShanny - AND we both have pictures with Greg Pattillo. Although I don't have it as my default...

PiccoloShorty - I could be doing it wrong, but that's just giving me a really sharp G. I kind of worded it wrong- G# to A (the piece I was looking at is played from A down to G#)

Tentenguy · Post by **Tentenguy** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:29 pm

I'm just going to guess you mean the 3rd octave. There are several fingerings. The most basic is -23G#|-D--Eb, meaning you finger high A flat and trill the first trill key.
Hope this helped!

wkzh · Post by **wkzh** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:43 am

Ummm you can trill either trill key, but one will be flatter and one will be sharper. It depends on a few things, like the placement of your trill key tone holes, how much you pull out your head joint, and stuff like that. Personally, I'd use different "sized" trills (i.e. different intonation) for different contexts. It'd be helpful if you understood just intonation, but if you don't, just play by ear. Whichever sounds better typically is better.