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Sources and Contributors to the WFG

This page lists the people who have contributed fingerings or other information to the Woodwind Fingering Guide. In some cases, the contributor has cited a published work or another musician as a direct source, and these sources are also included below.

Flute/Piccolo Recorder Clarinet Saxophone

Oboe/English Horn Bassoon Other Woodwinds

 

Flute/Piccolo

• AS Anthony Smith.  Submitted alternate E₇.
• AT Anna Turner. Submitted alternate C₅.
• AZ Ael Ziig.  Submitted bass flute alternates A₅, C₆, C₆, E₆, B₆, B₆ from a bass flute fingering chart from the Arizona State University School of Music.
• CP Chisttopher Pullman. Submitted alternate B₇.
• DB Derek Benton.  Submitted alternate D₇, D₇ (2), E₇ (2), F₇, G₇, G₇; trills F₆-G₆, G₆-A₆, A₆-B₆, A₆-B₆, E₇-F₇, G₇-A₇; piccolo alternate D₇.
• DH Diana Howell. Submitted alternate C₅.
• DK Dan Klintworth. Submitted trill A₆-B₆.
• ET Everett Timm.  The Woodwinds.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1964.
• IR Ian Russell.  Submitted alternate F₇.
• HW Harry Wildblood.  Submitted alternate E₆.
• JH Jace Herring.  Submitted alternates C₇-D₇ (2); piccolo alternates C₅, D₅, C₆, C₇ (3), C₇.
• JP James Pellerite. A Modern Guide to Fingerings for the Flute. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.: Van Nuys, CA, 1988. Source of tremolos F₆-A₆ (2) and G₆-B₆.
• JS2 Joseph Saenz. Submitted piccolo alternat E₇.
• KJ Kernan Jang. Submitted alternates C₇ (3), C₇ (2), D₇, E₇, E₇; piccolo alternates A₆, B₆ (5), B₆, C₇ (2), C₇ (3); piccolo trills F₆-G₆, A₆-B₆.
• LG Leonard Garrison.  Submitted piccolo alternate D₆. 
• MB Marjorie Bollinger.  Submitted trill A₆-B₆.
• MC Mike Copperwhite.  Submitted piccolo alternate D₇.
• MG Mark Gamble. Submitted flute alternate C₈.
• MK Mike Kobayashi.  Submitted alternate F₇.
• MM Milo Machover. Submitted alternate E₆ (learned from Robert Aitken).
• NH Nestor Herszbaum. Submitted alternates F₆, A₆, C₇.
• PM Philip Moore.  Submitted trill C₄-D₄.
• PS Petr Setek.  Submitted trill G₆-A_6.
• PS3 Peter Shin. Submitted alternates B₆ and B₆.
• RD2 Robert Dick. The Other Flute - A Performance Manual of Contemporary Techniques. MMB Music, 2nd Edition (1989), ISBN: 0939407027. Source of alternates C₇ (2), E₇, E₇ (4), F₇ (3), F₇.
• RH Rutger Hofman. Submitted piccolo alternates C₆, C₆, A₆, B₆.
• RL Raymond Lim.  Submitted trills G₆-A₆, A₆-B₆, B₆-C₇, D₇-E₇ (2); and Basic Fingering Chart for Open-G Boehm-System Flute.
• SL Sandra LaCroix.  Submitted trill B₆-C₇.
• SN Sarah Nielsen.  Submitted alternate B₅.
• SS Stefan Stoll. Submitted alternate D₆.
• ST Simon Talle. Submitted tremolos A₆-C₇, B₆-D₇ (2).
• TB Tamyka Bell.  Submitted trill C₆-D₆.
• TF Thomas Frey.  Submitted trills A₆-B₆ (2).
• TR Timothy Reichard.  Submitted trills C₇-D₇ (2); tremolos G₆-B₆, B₆-D₇.

Recorder

• CH Chris Hoffman.  Submitted alternates F₄/B₄, G₄/C₅.
• EM Eoin McAuley.  Submitted alternates A₄/D₅, D₅/G₆; trills D₄-E₄/G₄-A₄, F₄-G₄/B₄-C₅.
• FC Frank Colosa. Submitted alternate B₃/F₃.
• IW Ian Wisekal.  Submitted alternates C₆/F₆, E₆/A₆; trill D₆-E₆/G₆-A₆.
• JW2 Jon Wing. Submitted alternate F₅/B₅.
• MS Michael Siu.  Submitted alternate C₇/F₇.
• NL Nicholas Lander.  Submitted recorder alternate, trill, and flattement fingering charts from:
  • Fingering the Recorder
  • Vibrato and Tremolo on the Recorder
• PO Patrick O'Malley.  Submitted alternate A₆/D₇.
• RD Robert Davis.  Submitted alternates G₆/C₇, B₆/E₇.
• RT Ron Thacker.  Submitted alternate B₅ (3).
• SR Sam Ross.  Submitted trill D₆-E₆.
• WB Winfried Bauer.  Submitted alternates A₄/D₅, B₄/E₅; trills A₄-B₄/D₅-E₅, A₄-B₄/D₅-E₅ (2), B₄-C₅/E₅-F₅ (2).
• WR William Revelli. Credited with alternate B₅ (3).

Boehm-System Clarinet

• AB Alyssa Bates.  Submitted alternates G₆, B₆, C₇; trill F₆-G₆.
• AC Andrew Carroll. Submitted alternate G₇.
• AI Andy Inman. Submitted alternate B₅.
• AR2 Andy Rayborn. Submitted bass clarinet alternates C₆, G₆ (2), A₆, B₆, B₆, C₇, C₇, E₇, F₇.
• AS3 Adrian Skipper. Submitted multiphonics C₄-B₅, D₄-B₅, D₄-C₆, E₄-C₅, F₄-G₅, and F₄-A₅ from (CL).
• AW2 Amy Walker. Submitted trill C₆-D₆.
• CL Colin Lawson, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Multiphonics C₄-B₅, D₄-B₅, D₄-C₆, E₄-C₅, F₄-G₅, and F₄-A₅ submitted from this book.
• DF Devin Ford. Submitted bass clarinet alternate C₇.
• DG David Gilman.  Submitted alternates B₄, G₆ (2), B₆ (2).
• DG2 Derek Grice. Submitted trill B₆-C₇.
• DJ Derek Jackman. Submitted alternate E₇.
• DR Dale Rogers. Submitted alternate B₄ (2).
• DS David Somerville. Submitted alternate F₆.
• DY Don Yungkurth.  Submitted trill F₄-G₄.
• EM Eoin McAuley. Submitted alternate C₇.
• EM2 Eric Mandat.  Credited with alternates A₄, B₄, C₅; trill B₄-C₅.
• GK Glenn Kantor. Submitted alternates Bb₅, C₆ (2), C₆, D₆ (2), E₆, F₆ (2), G₆ (3), A₆ (2); trills C₆-D₆, D₆-E₆, A₆-B₆ (2), A₆-B₆ (2), B₆-C₇.
• GM2 Garret Maner. Submitted multiphonics E₄-B₄ (2).
• JC Joel Clifton. Submitted alternates F₆, G₆, G₆.
• JG Javier García.  Submitted alternate G₆.
• KB Kalman Block.  Credited with alternate B₄.
• KB2 Kevin Bowman.  Submitted alternate G₆.
• KC Kenny Chia. Submitted alternate E₄.
• KR Ken Rasmussen. Submitted low clarinet alternates A₆, B₆ (2), and B₆ (3).
• LL Larry Liberson.  Credited with alternate G₆.
• LT Lindsay Taylor. Submitted alternate B₄.
• MD Melissa Derr. Submitted trill F₅-G₅.
• MJ Mark Jordan. Submitted trill C₇-D₇.
• MS Matthew Sprague.  Submitted low clarinet alternate A₆.
• MW Michael Wood. Submitted alternate G₄.
• NL2 Nolan Lind. Submitted alternate C₆ (2), D₆; trill C₆-D₆.
• NM Nelson Marsh. Submitted description for alternate B₆.
• NN Nathan Nix.  Submitted alternates A₄, B₄.
• NS Nate Smith.  Submitted alternate C₇ (2).
• PH2 Patton Hunnicutt. Submitted low clarinet alternates Bb₆, C₇, C₇, E₇.
• RP Reg Pfuffenhuer. Submitted low clarinet alternates C₇ (2), C₇, D₇ (2), and E₇.
• SC Stephen Clark.  Submitted alternate E₄.
• SL Sal Lozano.  Submitted alternate B₆ (2).
• SM2 Shaun MacLean. Submitted multiphonics F
• TP Thomas Piercy. Submitted alternates C₆ (2).
• WC Will Clark. Submitted alternates A₇ (2).
• YK Yoo-Jin Kim. Submitted trill B₆-C₇.

Other Clarinets

• AW2 Arnold Wendl.
  • Submitted Three-Key Kinderklarinette fingering chart and images
  • Submitted Oehler-system clarinet images.
  • Added fingerings to Albert- and Oehler-system basic fingering chart
  • Submitted full Albert- and Oehler-system alternate, trill, and quarter tone fingering charts.
• EM Eoin McAuley. Submitted basic Oehler-System fingering chart (E₃ to G₆).

Saxophone

• AP Anthony Pomponio.  Submitted alternates A₃, E₅, G₆, A₆, E₇.
• AR Abner Guzman Rivera.  Submitted alternate G₆.
• AS2 Ayren Selzer. Submitted alternate B₄, B₅, D₅ (2), D₆; trill C₅-D₅.
• AW Andy Whiteford.  Submitted alternate E₅.
• BG Beth Goodman.  Submitted alternate C₇.
• CB Chris Bolstad.  Submitted trill A₃-B₃ (from post in alt.music.saxophone).
• CM Christopher McDerment. Submitted tremolo C₆-E₆.
• DC Douglas Creek.  Submitted alternate A₆.
• DD Damon Davies. Submitted thirds tremolo fingering chart.
• EG Eric Gentile.  Submitted alternates F₇, G₇, A₇, B₇, B₇, C₈, C₈, D₈.
• ET2 Evan Tate. Submitted alternates F₆ and F₆.
• FC Frank Colosa. Submitted tremolos B₄-D₅, B₄-D₅, B₄-D₅, C₅-E₅, B₅-D₆, B₅-D₆.
• GG Gary Garner. Credited with alternate C₅.
• GM Gabriele Martufi.  Submitted alternates G₆, G₆ (3), A₆, C₇, D₇, E₇, E₇, F₇ (2), F₇, G₇ (2), G₇, A₇, B₇.
• HB Heddy Boubaker. Submitted alternate C₅ and several quarter tones.
• HR Harri Rautiainen.  Submitted alternate C₅; trill C₅-D₅.
• IE Iestyn Evans.  Submitted alternates ... from:
  • Altissimo Fingerings for Alto (web page has moved)
  • Altissimo Fingerings for Tenor (web page has moved)
• IH Iain Houston. Submitted alternates F₆, F₆, and G₆.
• JH2 Joe Helt. Submitted alternate D₆.
• JL John Lewis.  Submitted alternate G₆.
• JP2 Jeremy Polk. Submitted alternates E₅, G₆.
• JS Jim Scimonetti. Submitted trills G₄-A₄, G₅-A₅.
• JV Jan Vanhove. Submitted alternates F₅ (2), and F₆ (from Using the High F# Key); trill E₆-F₆; tremolo D₆-F₆.
• JW Joe Woyton. Submitted alternates C₇, D₇, E₇.
• JY Jeremy Young. Submitted alternates C₇, D₇, E₇, G₇ (2), G₇, A₇.
• KB3 Keith Bradbury. Submitted alternates F₆, F₆, G₆, G₆, A₆, B₆, B₆, and C₇.
• KG Keith Gemmell.  Submitted alternate F₆, B₆.
• LG2 Lee Grande. Submitted alternate D₆.
• MF Marc Fannin. Submitted trills C₅-D₅, E₆-F₆; tremolos C₅-E₅, D₅-F₅.
• MK2 Mike Kopenec. Submitted alternates G₆ and A₆.
• MR Michael Ricketts.  Submitted alternate D₅ (2).
• MS Matthew Sprague.  Submitted alternates B₄, B₅.
• PD Pasquale De Martino.  Submitted alternate F₆.
• PF Phil Feather.  Submitted alternates A₆, B₆.
• PH Paul Hirsh. Submitted alternates E₆, F₆, G₆, B₆, B₆, C₇, C₇, D₇, E₇, E₇, F₇.
• PK Pete Kaiser. Submitted alternate G₇.
• PL Pete Lyons.  Submitted alternates C₆, E₆, E₆, F₆ (3), F₆ (3).
• PS2 Pat Singletary.  Submitted alternate D₅.
• PS4 Paul Sametz. Submitted alternates B₄, C₅, D₅, E₅, B₅, C₆.
• RS Robert Stienbach. Submitted alterate F₆.
• RS2 Robert Story. Submitted alternates E₆ and F₆; trills E₆-F₆.
• SC2 Sean Conte. Submitted alternates G₆, A₆, B₆.
• SG Steve Goodson.  Submitted alternate fingerings from:
  • Altissimo Fingerings (page is down)
• SM Steve Moffett.  Submitted alternates F₆, G₆, C7, C₇, E₇; trills A₆-B₆, A₆-B₆, B₆-C₇, B₆-C₇, B₆-C₇.
• SS Sean Sullivan.  Submitted alternates E₆ (2).
• ST2 Scott Tringali. Submitted alternate C₅.
• TB Tyree Barron.  Submitted alternate B₆.
• TM Ties Mellema.  Submitted alternate fingerings from:
  • Possible Toptone Fingerings for Alto Saxophone
• TY Tim Young.  Submitted alternate G₆.
• UL Ulrich Lang.  Submitted alternate F₆.
• VK Vanessa Dawn Keeton.  Submitted alternates A₆, B₆, B₆, C₇, C₇, D₇ (2), E₇, E₇, F₇, F₇.
• VW Vic Williams.  Submitted alternate C₅.
• WK Wolf Kodera.  Submitted alternate E₆.
• YS Yutaka Saitou. Submitted alternate F₆.

Oboe/English Horn

• AL Alicia Larrea. Submtted alternate D₆.
• AP2 Andrew Philliips. Submitted alternates D₅, F₆, G₆.
• CB2 Chris Braime. Submitted alternates G₄, G₅, E₆, and F₆.
• DD Damon Davies. Submitted alternates C₅, D₅, E₆; and trills C₅-D₅, D₆-E₆. Submitted thirds tremolo fingering chart.
• IW Ian Wisekal.  Submitted alternates A₆, A₆, B₆, and C₇.
• JM Jim Mitchell.  Submitted alternates C₅, D₆ (2), E₆.
• KS Kenneth Sze. Submitted alternate C₇.
• LM Lesley McClellan.  Submitted alternate D₆ (2).
• NP Nora Post.  Alternate fingerings taken with permission from:
  • The Use of the Third Octave Key
• RF Ron Ford. Submitted trills C₆-D₆ (3).

Bassoon

• AH Adam Hagerman. Submitted alternates E₅ (2), E₅ (2).
• BC Brandon Chandler. Submitted alternates F#₅, G₅.
• GC Gerald Corey.  Submitted bassoon alternate D₄ and trills D₄-E₄ (2). Submitted contrabassoon fingerings from:
  • Fingerings for Contrabassoon (posted in the Woodwind Fingering Forum).
    
• NS2 Neil Strachan. Submitted contrabassoon alternate D₅.
• RB Richard Bush.  Submitted alternate E₂ (cites Essentials of Bassoon Technique by Lewis Hugh Cooper and Howard Toplansky).
• RL2 Rob Lefebvre. Submitted alternate C₄; trill C₄-D₄.
• SM2 Shaun MacLean. Submitted alternates F₅ (4).

Other Woodwinds

• BD Ben Daglish. Submitted tin whistle fingerings E₆, F₆, F₆, G₆, A₆, A₆ (2).
• CS Christopher Szpara. Submitted 10 six-hole fife alternate fingerings.
• EM Eoin McAuley.  Submitted tin whistle fingering chart (D₄ to D₆), and Irish Uilleann pipes fingering chart (D₄ to B₅).
• EZ Eddy Zirvigon. Contributed to the five-key charanga flute fingering chart submitted by Pablo Núñez.
• GG Grant Green.  Submitted sarrusophone fingering chart (B₃ to G₆).
• JO Joaquín Oliveros. Contributed to the five-key charanga flute fingering chart submitted by Pablo Núñez.
• MW Micheal Wood. Submitted tin whistle fingering for C₇.
• PH Paul Hirsh.  Submitted five-hole shakuhachi flute fingering chart (C₄ to C₇).
• PN Pablo Núñez. Submitted five-key alternate flute fingering chart (D₄ to G₇).
• RW Richard Wilson. Contributed to the five-key charanga flute fingering chart submitted by Pablo Núñez.
• TD Ted David. Contributed to the five-key charanga flute fingering chart submitted by Pablo Núñez.