Klarinet Archive - Posting 000140.txt from 1998/10

From: Jeff Carwile <carwile@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] marching band
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 18:07:08 -0400

Roger Garrett wrote:

>Now, there's no question that marching band isn't as beneficial to the
>technique of clarinet playing as an equivalent amount of time and
energy
>spent in a practice room.

I'm certainly no die-hard fan of marching bands, but it is where I
learned the technique for my altissimo register... from taking
everything up an octave (or more). :-) No problems practicing your
high b's and c's on the field...

Jeff Carwile
carwile@-----.org

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