Klarinet Archive - Posting 000332.txt from 1995/06

From: niethamer@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: Glissandos
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 00:25:29 -0400

On Thu, 15 Jun 1995, Nichelle Crocker wrote:

> I disagree. Sure it is important to demonstrate techniues to your student,
> but there are things one cannot demonstrate. How do you "show" your student
> what is going on inside of your mouth and be sure that they are doing what
> you wish them to learn?

My question for Nichelle is "How do *you* show or describe what is going
on inside your mouth when you play?" Not possible with any accuracy unless
you own an x-ray machine, and possibly not with any three-dimensional
accuracy then.

I'm not advocating the formation of a "Know Nothing" Klarinet
Association, but I think one needs to recognize the limits of analysis
and verbalizing.

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David Niethamer
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