Klarinet Archive - Posting 000956.txt from 1999/09

From: "Mark Weinstein" <cpaok@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: My Tempo - David Blumberg's accompaniment
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 00:53:51 -0400

Jay:

I probably should have said MORE.

My teacher keeps me pretty busy. I practice as much as two hours everyday,
and certainly never less than an hour.

I have warm-ups, all major scales = 8th & 16th note intervals (with a
metronome) --- most thru three octaves, an Etude, and a piece we are working
on (or should I say DWELLING on) <grin>. Add to that Scales Studies and
"little additions" like Pinky keys in the Altissimo every now & then ..... I
could practice for 4 hours a day and still wouldn't be pleased with myself.

Every time I do something better, my Teacher is PLEASED and then she
institutes REFINEMENTS in technique, etc. As I need an infinite amount of
assistance, there is never a lack for correcting my play.

I enjoy this immensely, taking me away from a world as a CPA where things
are not nearly so creative. (I don't plan on giving up my day job ever).

David's "My Tempo Accompaniments" allow me to DREAM a bit. Of course, his
accompaniments have some competition, sometimes when I take a break I turn
on some Beethoven and conduct the 6th ! Thanks for your input.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Webler <webler@-----.net>
Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: My Tempo - David Blumberg's accompaniment

>As long as you are paying attention to the metronome,
>and it hasn't become a dull sound in the background,
>I don't think that you can play to much with the metronome.
>One thing you may want to do is, start the metronome and establish
>the tempo, then turn it off. After running through the the piece, start it
>again and check yourself to see if there has been any major change
>in the tempo.
>
>Jay Webler
>Jay's Clarinet and Percussion
>
>On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:23:00 -0500, Mark Weinstein wrote:
>
>>FWIW - as an amateur I don't get a chance to play with others very often,
>>and I feel like sometimes I play too often with my metronome.
>
>
>
>
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