Klarinet Archive - Posting 000946.txt from 1995/10

From: Robert.Spring@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: Eugene Gay Method Books -Reply
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 15:19:49 -0400

I think that it is a difficult balance at best! One does not want to
sacrifice the sound for fingers or the other way around. I prefer a style
of teaching that places some emphasis on every area of clarinet development
in each lesson - therefore not creating an imbalance in the development of
the student.

Each lesson should spend time on long tones, scale work, tonguing studies,
etudes, and solo and excerpt work. At least this is the way I try to teach.

>I am not writing to offer up a copy of Eugene Gay's Method for sale,
>but just to comment on his book. It is interesting that Book 1 of
>the Gay Method never ventures out of the key of C major (it is not,
>BTW, a short book!!!). How do teachers our there feel about
>balancing the pursuit of perfection with fewer notes against the need
>to know all the notes and explore many key signatures early on????
>
>James Perone, Assistant Professor of Music
>Mount Union College
>peroneje@-----.edu

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Dr. Robert S. Spring
Professor of Music (Clarinet)
School of Music
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0405
Office - 602/965-4306, FAX - 602-965-2659, Home - 602/345-8013
Internet: Robert.Spring@-----.edu