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PLAYING CLICKYSTICKS

     I place a pair of ClickySticks between the fingers on my right hand. The Anvil ClickyStick goes between my index finger and the middle finger. The ClickyStick that pivots on my middle finger goes between my middle finger and the ring finger.  I settle my fingers into the finger grooves in the middle of the bones and relax. 
     As I begin to click, I hear the Bois d'arc bones giving 4 separate clicking sounds. I pick up the rhythm and the beat of the song and then relax my hold.  With my middle finger I apply pressure to the stationary bone, holding it against the heel of my thumb. The greater the pressure the more base the sound; less pressure gives more treble.
     Now I have 4 clinking sounds and an infinite range between base and treble. The finger above my pinkie finger keeps the clicker bone in line with the stationary bone. Consistency in one’s holding of the bones is the key to clicking. 
     ClickySticks having finger grooves so they are ballenced and pivot on the middle finger and having depressions for the fingers so they are always held the same way moves ClickySticks from a primitive instrument into a highly developed musical instrument.
     It is possible to pick out every note with the piano as the pianist plays a slow gospel number; something not easily done with conventional bones. Just as easy are the complex rhythms of today's country music.


PLAYING CLICKYSTICKS >> A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

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