Klarinet Archive - Posting 000437.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Crossing ankles, sitting, and playing the cello. Not.
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 01:51:35 -0400

I have watched John Yeh in performance and in lessons....and I have never
seen his instrument on his knees. He is a double lip player. I have also
observed Elsa Ludwig (Mich. State) perform without using her knees.....and
she plays double lipped.

Roger Garrett

On Sat, 11 Oct 1997 YeomanHuff@-----.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-10-11 08:21:53 EDT, chenderson@-----.au writes:
>
> << I find it more comfortable too - but what do you do when the conductor
> blows you up for not sitting with your feet flat on the floor (and,
> incidentally is a much better clarinettist than I am, so I can't beat him
> in a technical discussion!)? >>
>
> First question is... Is he a double lip player? If he is and he plays
> without his kness at all, then I want his lips! If not (and I have to deal
> with this with my students and their sometimes uneducated band directors)
> then my advice is to play as the director asks during the rehearsal. Then
> after the rehearsal quietly explain to the director that you play double lip
> (and explain what that is, if necessary. You'd be surprised...) and request
> that you be permitted to play with your knees. If the director still is
> adament - so be it. What is an hour or so a day, anyway? The bulk of your
> playing should be the hours you spend each day practicing in your studio
> where there is no one but you and your horn, anyway. Use your knees then.
>
> Also, you can use your knees with your feet flat on the floor. It works,
> it's just not as comfortable.
>
> Teri Herel.
>