Klarinet Archive - Posting 000531.txt from 1995/06

From: Bill Hall <billhall@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: "Practice Makes Perfect?"
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 00:28:09 -0400

>Hope you can settle a recurring argument between my daughter and myself
>about the merits of daily practicing. Meghan is almost fourteen, has
>been playing and taking lessons for clarinet and bass clarinet for five
>years. She's a VERY good musician for her age, but even though her
>teachers say daily practice is important, she feels "if you can play a
>piece perfectly you don't need to keep practicing", nor do you need to
>practice scales, etc. every day.
>
>As an old piano player, I say practicing every day helps the fingers
>"remember" and the discipline of setting time aside every day for
>practice is important too.
>
>So please let me know your thoughts on this topic. Sorry if you've
>covered it "ad nauseum" in the past, but she's agreed to abide by the
>opinion of the majority of those who respond.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Meghan's Mom
>
>amjones@-----.edu

Doc Severensen (sp?) once said that if he missed practice for one day that
he could tell the difference. If he missed practice for two days, the band
could tell the difference, and that if he missed practice for three days,
_everyone_ could tell the difference.

In addition to keeping the technical skills honed, remember that the
embouchure involves muscles. Muscles will atropy if not exercised.

I vote for practicing once a day.

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Bill Hall (billhall@-----.net) Dallas

   
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