Klarinet Archive - Posting 000217.txt from 1996/12

From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: mouthpieces....
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:30:37 -0500

>I do have to say SOMETIMES a dog can smell. However, a cat will never be
>your best friend when you need one. Cats are moody and do not whant to go
>swimmin' w/you on a hot day. When I practice, my dog (Judd) wil let me
>know if Im playing to my potenetial. A cat is not as close to humans.
>Cats are waaaaay to dependant.
>On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Brad Behn wrote:
>
>> I also think that Dogs are beter. My
>> dog listens to me play all the time. He has quite a good ear as well.
>>
>> Kenneth Caputo
>> George Mason University
>> kcaputo1@-----.edu
>>
>> Did I forget to mention that dogs stink...especially after they have been out
>> in the rain for a while
>>
>> Brad

And someone got after me for using a particular analogy, trying to explain
that air from the stomach and air from the lungs cannot (under normal
circumstances) escape via the mouth at the same time when playing the
clarinet.

Steve

Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu