Klarinet Archive - Posting 000564.txt from 1995/04

From: John Baetens <JSBtens@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: "Jazz" Technique
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 21:27:29 -0400

Fred writes
>This is to all those blinkered classical players who haven't
>acknowledged that there are other concerns in the world besides
>tone and technique. Non -classical musicians aren't much >interested in tone
quality. The idea is to SING. To say something
> emotional, not just sonic...

Fred brings up many good points about losing the focus of our art by trying
to be sonically perfect instead of emotionally charged.

I have to disagree that non-classical musicians don't care about tone. I
think the really good clarinettists, of all types, have spent many, many
years studying to perfect the tonal quality of their playing until they have
reached the point where good tone is achieved without consciously thinking
about it. Once they reach this point, they can devote all their energy to
create "interesting, gestural, musical pieces". These are the truely great
musicians..