Klarinet Archive - Posting 000978.txt from 1998/10

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] grunt- register tube
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 19:00:20 -0400

On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Mark Charette wrote:

> Tony Pay wrote:
> >The best way of going about practising this is to work out how to
> *play*
> >the grunt quite loudly. With a little practice, you can alternate
> >between grunt and note on the same fingering, and even make up little
> >tunes for yourself that incorporate grunts. That way you're not
> >frightened of them. Knowing how to play them is one way, and a very
> >good way I'd say, of knowing how *not* to play them.
>
>
> You sound just like my teacher :^) I get to learn how to play grunts and
> squeaks, just to learn what it takes to produce those modes of
> vibration. It _is_ easier to avoid them if I know how to play them - and
> he makes me play them well (I have to squeak and grunt in tune).
>
> Now, if I could just _consistently_ avoid that little burp when I go
> from the 2nd space B to C# ...
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> Mark Charette@-----.org
> Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet
> All-around good guy and devil-may-care flying fool.
> "There can be no freedom without discipline." - Nadia Boulanger
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Maybe you should try cutting back on the beer before practicing......

(Hee-hee-hee! ;+)

(From someone who often has a beer after work, before practicing!)

Jacqueline Eastwood
Business Manager, School of Music Principal Clarinet, Arizona Opera
University of Arizona 98-99 Season Website:www.azopera.com
eastwooj@-----.edu

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