Klarinet Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 1996/01

From: Lisa Clayton <clayton@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: General Items (toe tapping)
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:04:34 -0500

>
> I also tap my foot when I play clarinet. I have had teachers encourage me to
> tap my foot and look to see if it was occurring (elementary school). I also
> had a conductor tell the band (at an all-county rehearsal in Jr. High) that
> we were not to tap their foot at _all_. He said that it distracted the
> audience. That was when I first heard of just tapping with my toe inside the
> shoe.

<deletia>

I find that when I tap, I tend to look at the conductor *less*, so it's
a habit I've been trying to break in the concert band arena. Any kind
of similar experiences?

My jazz stuff is different-- I go ahead and tap away, it keeps me swinging.
However, I'm usually pretty quiet about it, until I get to a relatively
complex passage, then my leg is swinging like a marathon runner's.
I've been known to damn near dance if I'm standing while playing. Perhaps
I need to apply some of my concert band lessons here also, either that,
or learn to cakewalk in time to the music.

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