Klarinet Archive - Posting 000752.txt from 1999/09

From: Franco Barbanera <barba@-----.it>
Subj: Re: [kl] Impresive ?
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:03:10 -0400

> > "Jekka" asks:
> >
> > > What are some impressive clarinet things
> > > that I could do ? Not difficult ones , but good ones .
> >
> > Well, for one thing, you might set a rigorous practice schedule and stick
> > to it, so that your playing improves dramatically. That will be very
> > impressive to your instructor and your fellow musicians.....
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> This is kind of a nasty answer. I started playing sax in a band several
> months ago, and people would do things during warm up - playing certain
> tunes and riffs and stuff just to show off. I wanted to do that too. I
> asked my teacher and he taught me some runs and got me to memorize the blues
> scales and improvise riffs around that. It made me sound more competent
> when warming off - which was showing off in a sense, but it was also a
> chance to learn some things to improve my playing.

In my opinion that is NOT a suggestion to give!
Warming up should be taken seriously. One should sound competent when one
plays, not
when one is warming up.
Warming-up is not showing off.

Cordially
Franco Barbanera

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