Klarinet Archive - Posting 000816.txt from 1997/02

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: breathing in etudes
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 10:12:14 -0500

[re: breathing]

>Its not as important how often you breath as long as it is not
> in a bad place.

Thanks for your reply. I think my whole point is that it is important how
often I breathe. My music sounds quite unmusical when I begin running out
of air. I can continue to play, but what I produce beyond a certain point
offends my musical taste. I'd rather play adagio and focus on quality
throughout the tones than finish a passage and not be happy with it (or,
more to the point, "enjoy" it). Keep in mind I'm not a professional who has
to play, air or not. ----Bill F.