Klarinet Archive - Posting 000678.txt from 1997/11

From: Anthony Goret <Anthony.Goret@-----.be>
Subj: Re: Can I catch up?
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 18:34:57 -0500

At 22:43 30/10/1997 PST, you wrote:

>I agree but I would also like to add that quantitive quality is another
>way to look at it. Three hours of quality practice are better than one.
>Many people practice only one thing at a time. They go through long
>tones, focusing on a beautiful sound and intonation. Then they play
>their scales and technical exercises but completely neglect tone, etc.
>I remember reading an interview with Ricardo Morales. A question was
>asked: "How do you find time to practice when you have to perform a four
>hour opera every evening?" His answer was compound practicing, meaning,
>practicing more than one thing at a time. For example, when you are
>playing your scales don't just concentrate on your fingers, make sure
>that you are playing with a beautiful tone even when you are playing
>fast, practice tonguing with your scales, and maybe every now and then,
>hold a note and check it with the tuner. Ricardo said that this was his
>key to keeping in shape with little time to spare. I guess the main
>idea is to at all times practice playing musically. Even if you are
>playing the world's most boring tonguing exercise (langenus 22) you can
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I don't know this book. Can I have the references please ?

Thank you.

Anthony Goret
clarinetist/musicus

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