Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 1996/06

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Jazz Clarinetisits?
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 12:53:34 -0400

John,
Not to bust your bubble, but the Aebersold recordings, while a
superb teaching tool (I use them myself), are only a tool and would be
useless without a teacher to help you interpret what is said in the books
and to show you how to properly use the recordings. Kind-of like needing
a teacher to show you how to use a wood shop so you can make a table.
In my experience, very few people ever taught themselves to play Jazz
out of a book. Some manage to pick it up naturally by having a superb ear and
common sense but most people need to be taught and to have all the ideas
demonstrated. I can't tell you how many students I get who want to play
Jazz better but haven't got the foggist idea of what they're doing and
have wasted years in frustrating noodling. Save yourself the heartache
and get a good teacher to stat with.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clatinet/Sax instructor, Peabody Preparatory (in Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, John Lockett wrote:

> Merlin Allan Williams <merlinw@-----.CA> wrote:
>
> > If you want to play jazz clarinet, get some Jamey Aebersold
> > play-a-long
> > CD's and practice to your hearts content.
>
> I do want to, although very much a beginner. What are
> Jamey Aebersold play along CD's.
> Are they available in UK?
>
> BTW have only recently found this mailing list.
> I think it's great :-)
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