Klarinet Archive - Posting 000901.txt from 1998/11

From: fsheim@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] THIRD FINGERS STRAIGHT?!?!?!?!
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 10:05:57 -0500

At 09:39 AM 11/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>>I have observed my wife
>>teaching piano and organ students, and admonishing them to curve the
>>fingers.
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>I always laugh at that one, especially as an absolute. Horowitz broke
>that and other rules every day of his playing career (wrist below the
>keyboard, fingers flat).
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>But, boy, could he play ...

And I always think of VanCliburn- his long fingers look like spiders at the
marathon, but could HE play!

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

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