Klarinet Archive - Posting 000571.txt from 1998/07

From: dnaden <dnaden@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] More solos....
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 02:28:47 -0400

Well said again Mark.

David S. Naden

Mark Charette wrote:

> >My teacher wants to move on with more solos. And I need new ones for the
> many
> >contests I do throughout the year. I'm not allowed to do repeats. Trust
> me,
> >I know that these are pieces not to toss off without serious study. I've
> >studied them quite seriously.
> >Chris Hoffman
>
> Chris, then your teacher should also be helping with the suggestions. As to
> your really serious study of these pieces: Going through the pieces phrase
> by phrase, learning not just the notes and articulations but the meaning of
> the music and the phrasing, really does take time. At your age (16, if I
> remember right), you haven't had enough time to really study all those
> pieces, even though I'm sure you studied them seriously. For your
> competitions - did you do all the movements?
>
> Try the Rozsa Sonatina, one of my favorites. Technically difficult, but
> wondrously musical when done correctly. I know my son (17) has been working
> on this piece for quite a few months now, and even though he can get it
> technically correct at tempo all the way through, it won't be "ready for
> prime time" for quite a while - at least not to my (or his, or his
> teacher's) ears. I heard a grad student do it for a Larry Combs master class
> at U of Mich. Even at that level it's a real tricky piece to get right!
> (especially with Larry Combs critiquing it :^)
>
> Beware, also, of too many competitions. Are you doing them to learn about
> the music you're playing, to compare yourself with others, to please your
> teacher, to please yourself, to build your resume', or amass trophies? All
> are valid reasons - just know _why_ you're doing it.
>
> You don't need to answer any of these questions - they're just food for
> thought for yourself and others.
>
> Cheers,
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> Mark Charette, Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet
> charette@-----.org
>
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