Klarinet Archive - Posting 000303.txt from 1998/09

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Band chops vs. Orchestral chops
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 16:13:06 -0400

You certainly aren't "making this up," but I have to say that I find the
opposite is true when I play. I get much more tired playing wind
ensemble/band music than I do when I play in an orchestra. I _do_ play more,
and because I hear less of myself in a band or wind ensemble clarinet
section, I tend to play harder and probably louder. I rely very much on the
aural feedback I get when I play one-to-a-part in an orchestra section
(whether I'm playing principal or not) to regulate my playing. I don't get
to play much band music anymore, but when I do, I find that, despite my best
efforts, I don't end up keeping the sound-producing/controlling parts of my
technique as much under control with the result that I tire more quickly.
Your experience obviously differs. It will be interesting to read everyone
else's reaction to your premise.

Karl Krelove
-----Original Message-----
From: Erin Margarette Bray <ebray@-----.edu>
Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 11:31 AM
Subject: [kl] Band chops vs. Orchestral chops

>Anyone else notice that playing in orchestra for two hours is more
>demanding of your chops than playing in wind ensembles for about the same
>amount of time?
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>Why is this? Am I making this up? You don't even tend to play as much in
>orch. as you might in a wind group. What is this?
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