Klarinet Archive - Posting 000618.txt from 1997/07

From: deerich@-----.net
Subj: Re: Relaxation
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 19:45:42 -0400

Clc313@-----.com wrote:
>
> The director I play under, Eugene Corporon, consistantly stresses this among
> his students. I have learned to go for a relaxed state of concentration and
> as a result my technique has become cleaner and much more reliable. I have
> since applied this to all aspects of my playing and low and behold but it has
> all gotten better. Maybe we are missing something? Shouldn't we be teaching
> this kind of thing from the beginning?
>
> Cheryl Cifelli

Absolutely but not just in music. It should apply to ALL aspects of
one's life; work, studies, recreation, relationships, you name it.