Klarinet Archive - Posting 000253.txt from 1997/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Musical literacy
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 19:14:29 -0500

Gary,
The easiest way to learn more about music in general is to take
some music appreciation courses at a local community college and to start
reading. Go to the encyclopedias and look at the bibliographies of the
CLARINET articles! Talk about lots of references. Read, read, read, and
then ask questions about what you've read. There is no panacea. The way to
learn is to spend the requisite amount of time doing your homework. There
is no substitute for this.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Sat, 8 Feb 1997, Gary Van Cott wrote:

> Gary VanCott = NHIN
> 02/08/97 09:40 AM
>
> In reference to Stan's question, I asked a related personal
> question some time ago on the list. I am an adult amateur who did not take
> any music classes in college besides band and music history. I had seven
> years of private clarinet lessons which ended during my senior year of high
> school. I am also interested in acquiring the base of knowledge described
> in his post.
>
> My original question is what books or other material do (clarinet)
> performance majors study in order to acquire the basis of knowledge needed
> for their professional careers? I didn't receive a satisfactory answer at
> the time and am still curious. (I might add that I would take some music
> theory classes at the local community college if I could, but this will
> probably have to wait for retirement which is more than a decade away.)
>
> Gary Van Cott
> Las Vegas, NV
>
> Gary_VanCott@-----.com
>

   
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