Klarinet Archive - Posting 000318.txt from 1996/03

From: Laura Hatfield <laurah@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Simple Instruments (was Cleveland Teacher)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 18:55:11 -0500

On 3/7/96 10:48 pm Ginny Lyons wrote:

>
>On piano, I was able to memorize just about everything I was given to work
>on. Sometimes I had the piece memorized before I could play it! On
>clarinet, I have never memorized a thing - I'd have to work very hard at it
>to do this, and I've never really *had* to have something memorized. I could
>memorize piano pieces because I memorized with my ear and my eyes (i.e.
>watching my fingers). On clarinet it would have to be with my ear only,
>since I can't watch my fingers. With piano I was memorizing a tune and the
>accompaniment complete with chord progressions, the multiple lines made this
>easier for me as it gave me a context for the tune. As a result, memorizing
>one line, a subset of the whole as clarinet often is, was harder for me -
>since I didn't have the luxury of always having an orchestra or piano always
>there with me when learning a piece.

Ginny,
It's funny because, for me it has always been equally easy to memorize on
clarinet and piano. I guess it's because I memorize with my fingers, not by
looking at them. I can't tell you how to play something I've memorized, I
can only play it for you because my fingers know the tune even if I don't.
Just different learning styles I suppose. It might also be because I've
only dabbled at piano, so I never had enough experience to really tell.

Just the humble opinion of a formerly lurking beginner,
Laura
laurah@-----.net

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