Klarinet Archive - Posting 000630.txt from 2000/01

From: klar-ANN-ette H Satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] (non) emergency!!!!!
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:47:49 -0500

Benjamin,

On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 13:07:57 -0500 Benjamin Stutzman
<benstutzman@-----.net> writes:
>Well, in the end everything went fine. My teacher lent me her
>mouthpiece I and got some real (Vandoren) reeds. It only took a little
>bit to figure out how to open up, then everything went fine. It was
>actually a lot of fun. I believe it also has helped with my Bb
>playing. When I go back to soprano after bass I have to tighten up.
>Usually I have problems with being TOO tight on soprano. Maybe playing
>a couple notes on bass would be a good warm-up. It gets the air moving,
>too. :)
>

Glad your bass clarinet experience was good.

Two things demonstrated:
1. value of preparation--you had the responsibilty to get as much
information as you could.
2. how vitally important the reed and mouthpiece are.

thanks for the question
and for the report!

>Thanks for your advice
>_____________
>Benjamin Stutzman
>benstutzman@-----.net
>...who now doubles on Bb and bass cl.

One of the bass clarinet list members described a t-shirt he had made:
Front: Many people play the clarinet.
Back: Only the best play bass clarinet.

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Subject: RE: [donax-m] New book on Playing the Clarinet by Tom Ridenour

I'll take a copy.

Karl Krelove
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Blumberg [mailto:reedman@-----.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 11:55 AM
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> Subject: [donax-m] New book on Playing the Clarinet by Tom Ridenour
>
>
> New book on Playing the Clarinet by Tom Ridenour.
> Title is
> "The Educator's Guide to the Clarinet"
>
> I am taking names for him to reserve advance copies of this "How
> to play the
> Clarinet book".
>
> This is from Tom in an e-mail he sent to me:
>
> "It is an exhaustive treatise, both thorough and comprehensive in
> its scope.
> The book is 8 1/2 X 11, and is almost 250 pages long.
> It includes thorough analysis of all playing techniques, with graphs,
> drawings and examples galore, teaching techniques, explanations of the
> mechanics of tone production, step by step ways each technique can be
> taught,
> exercises......the whole nine yards! Plus extensive analysis of equipment
> and a revolutionary method of reed finishing that even young players can
> learn to successfully use, with no expensive equipment to buy and no long
> periods developing difficult to learn reed finishing skills.
> In short, the book is 30 years of experience with the clarinet
> squeezed into
> 250 pages of text.
> It will be available in about two weeks.
> I think you'll find it to be the clearest, most thorough educational book
> ever written on the clarinet.....that, at least, has been one of
> my goals in
> writing it."
>
> The book costs $42.50 + $4 shipping. It is published by Tom, and
> I am taking
> names for advance orders that will be sent in about 2 weeks.
>
> Just send me an e-mail with name, and e-mail address, and I'll
> forward them
> to Tom. He will contact you after that.
>
> send the request to:
>
> ridenour@-----.com
>
> David Blumberg
> playit@-----.com
> Boosey & Hawkes - Rico Corp Grand Concert Artist
> http://www.mytempo.com Accompaniments for Woodwind Players on Audio CD
> - Over 250 Pieces
>
>
>
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