Klarinet Archive - Posting 000831.txt from 1998/05

From: "Craig E. Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Orchestras which sing
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:39:02 -0400

I think also that singing helps develop an excellent sense of pitch. Some of
the most fun I have had singing is with a little barbershop quartet group at my
school. Having to sing bass, I soon discovered how vital those bottom pitches
are. It was a wonderful experience for me because I have a horrible ear for
intonation, and it really tought me what to listen for.

Lee Hickling wrote:

> Chris Hoffman wrote:
>
> >I think if you can sing it slightly helps your instrumental abilities .....
>
> Oh, yeah! Correct breathing is important to a wind instrument player, but
> it is VITAL to a singer. Learning to sing, after many years of being afraid
> to try, has improved my breath control on clarinet and sax considerably.
> And I learned something else I'd never thought of. We fuss a lot about
> reeds and pads and the virtues and vices of instruments - or so it seems
> from this list - but a singer IS her or his instrument, subject to moods,
> fatigue and illness. Nervousness, tension or momentary loss of focus can
> ruin a performance.
>
> With this new-found empathy for them, I have learned to love baritones and
> altos, and I'm working on tenors and sopranos. (Basses are generally so
> laid-back and cheerful that I've always found them likeable.)
>
> Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.net>

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