Klarinet Archive - Posting 001358.txt from 1999/03

From: "Dodgshun family" <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: Re: [kl] mistakes
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 22:53:11 -0500

>> In an effort to help a student see an example of how a person might
>> realize one possible way to play a phrase, a teacher might pencil in
>> dynamic recommendations.
>
>Teachers do.
>
>But not when I'm around, they don't.
>
>Tony

I find this very interesting. My teacher will write stuff on my music, but
it's not that she just writes it there. We'll discuss what we think should
be happening at whatever place we're at, where the music is heading, where
it's come from, what I want it to mean, come to a conclusion, then put it in
so I remember to play it! I think what I'm saying (trying to say!) is that
I agree with Prof. Garrett's earlier comments - the dynamics are to help me
express what I want to say through the music. Self-expression is something
which is not always easy to grasp, but I think I'm getting hold of it now.
The way I look at it is that the audience should be getting some sort of
message through the music. I'm playing Weber 1 right now, and I'm
discovering that it's a piece which is full of angst. Sometimes expressing
that becomes quite difficult - there's tremendous depth to it. But I do see
Tony Pay's point - dynamics don't mean much unless there's an understanding
of what's behind it.

On another tack, does anyone know what's involved on the clarinet/sax side
of Jesus Christ Superstar? It's highly likely I'll be playing it later in
the year, and I'm just wondering what I've let myself in for.

Anna

P.S Had a woodwind and brass sectional with Paul Edmund-Davies - LSO
principal flautist - the other night, on the last movement of the Symphonie
Fantastique, which was a rehearsal I'll never forget. The amount I learnt
was unbelievable; the section is sounding much much better, and he has
managed to inspire us all to play several levels higher than we usually do
(and he told the brass to shut up, and they listened! What a difference!).
The rest of the orchestra was amazed. I'd have to say it was the best
rehearsal we've ever had. Having visiting tutors of that level is not
something that happens all that often here, sadly, but I've got so much to
think about now - not only details, but principles of orchestral playing.
So if anybody else is planning a trip Down Under, do drop in on a
Christchurch Youth Orchestra rehearsal!

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