Klarinet Archive - Posting 000788.txt from 1999/09

From: act_dumb@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Impressive?
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 05:20:54 -0400

J. Shouryu Nohe writes:

> Neil (this isn't Mr. Leopold, is it?) writes:

>> Clarinetists can be so sarcastic.

That Leopold person is a weirdo, but I (Mr. Leupold) am a
decent guy once you get to know me!

J. Shouryu Nohe also writes:

> But my point is, I'm MUCH more impressed by a player who can
> consistently play with a good, focused sound in all registers,
> with excellent musicality and phrasing <snip>.

The result of the issue, as I see it, is thus: the reason the great
players are considered "great" is not because they can play so high
or so fast, or with such remarkable musicianship. Anybody can have
a momentary flash of brilliance and then disappear again when their
weaknesses take over. Shouryu uses the right word above when he
talks about *consistency*. The mark of a truly great player is one
who can *consistently* play at the highest levels of technical mastery =
and musicianship over time. How does that ancient saying
go? "Excellence is not a result, but a habit" ?

-- Neil

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