Klarinet Archive - Posting 000780.txt from 1996/08

From: Dennis Nord <nordden@-----.COM>
Subj: Clarinet Practicer (fwd)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:34:44 -0400

Forwarded message:
>
> Not having seen one of these gadgets in person, it's difficult to guess
> what is its real purpose, but here are two possibilities:
>
> 1 Visually cover the instrument to prevent a beginning student from
> looking at the keys.
>
> 2 Acoustically cover the instrument to prevent the player from hearing
> the instrument directly as from the tone holes. Assuming only the bell
> is uncovered, the player would hear the sound mainly reflected from the
> room acoustics--perhaps an attempt to develop tone.
>
>
>
> Dennis Nord
> nordden@-----.com