I was messing around with alternate fingerings and discovered an alternate fingering for the High E. This note is usually very sharp. (This works on my flute, I don't know if it works on all of them).
its usually Fingured T12-!12-Eb
but if you finger an A2 and overblow it a fifth higher to an E, it'll make High E flater and comes out clearer(and in my opinion clearer than the original fingering. It's alittle tough to get out but no harder than the regular fingering is.
(I acually managed to make the high E flat:0)
The pros probably all know this but I thought i'd share anyway.
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but if you finger an A2 and overblow it a fifth higher to an E, it'll make High E flater and comes out clearer(and in my opinion clearer than the original fingering
oops thats supposed to say "but if you finger an A2 and overblow it a fifth higher to an E, it'll make High E flater and comes out clear(and in my opinion clearer than the original fingering)."
I have done it to hit the high E, using that harmonic off of A. Usually I leave the Eb key off which lowers the pitch enough on my flute to make it more acceptable intonation wise, and a little more stable for me. It's almost become force of habit, and pretty much my regular fingering for that note.
Let me clarify. When I leave the Eb key off, I am fingering the standard E fingering, Thumb, 12-12. Not blowing the harmonic of A (Thumb 12) and leaving the Eb key off. Sorry, just wanted to clarify... lol
That fingering has its uses...Primarily in strings of extremely fast notes where the "real" fingering may be too awkward to make it useful (which really depends on which notes are surrounding the E). I've had instances where I'd have to play entire runs in harmonics using alternate fingerings, and it can work. However, for the most part, I have to agree with Micron. That fingering just isn't particularly useful most of the time.
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