Klarinet Archive - Posting 000366.txt from 1997/07

From: Nicholas Yuk Sing Yip <nyip@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: technique and clarinetfest
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 20:31:15 -0400

On Sun, 13 Jul 1997, Harvey G Landry wrote:

> Nick,
>
> Now, since you've begun to gain independence of your fingers, be
> especially cautious of your fingers when you play. Be sure that pinky is
> down. It is easier now with the added flexibility, but it will still
> take a while. I think it is worth it. When I had to play fast parts and
> I had to jump between keys, I found it helpful to have all of my fingers
> down. Plus, I think it just looks better if a clarinetist's fingers
> aren't waving at me while he plays.
>
> Of course, if a professional player or music major says it doesn't really
> matter, feel free to take his/her opinion over mine. S/He would
> definitely know better then I.
>
> Mel
> hlandry@-----.com
>
> "Elvis didn't die, he just went back home."--Tommy Lee Jones, 'Men in
> Black'.
>
I have gained some independence, unfortunately not all of it, but some is
better then none. I should be close to the keys, which I am. My pinkies(
especially the left hand) just naturally bends backwards. I guess that
will take some more independence and time. Sometimes time kills! As
someone already said:

Karl Krelove
"Time is the best teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its students!"

See ya next year at clarinetfest, which I am going to!

nyip@-----.edu

   
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