Klarinet Archive - Posting 000975.txt from 1999/09

From: "Jay Webler" <webler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: My Tempo - David Blumberg's accompaniment
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:01:47 -0400

Mark,

It is always encouraging to see a player take this kind of
dedicated approach to the Clarinet, even when they, like me
are presently playing at an amateur status. In another thread
someone spoke about just playing for fun. I do not know what
can be more fun than looking back and seeing the progress
that hard work has produced. When this progress is observed,
than that helps use to press on, even through the dry periods,
when we don't seem to be able to make any progress.

Do yourself a favor, and don't ever become "pleased with yourself",
because that is when the hard work will cease. Be encouraged about
your progress but always realize the more you learn, the more you will
understand that you don't know. If we become too satisfied with ourselves,
than that usually means we are not really listening.

It is also encouraging to hear a person say that they actually enjoy
having a teacher point out their weak points. Keep up the hard work
and enjoy the fruit.

Jay Webler
Jay's Clarinet and Percussion

On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:39:37 -0500, Mark Weinstein wrote:

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>
>To: klarinet@-----.org <klarinet>; Mark Weinstein <cpaok>
>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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