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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2000/02

From: "Daniel A. Paprocki" <danbascl@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] How DID you learn saxophone
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 21:24:31 -0500

Wayne,
I learned saxophone on my own with a fingering chart and reading "The
Art of the Saxophone" by Larry Teal. I then listened to any recording I
could fine. The most memorable ones were Vincent Abato doing the Glaz and
Ibert and Rousseau doing those pieces.
The biggest problem for us clarinetist seems to be the altisimo palm
keys - it's very hard to have fast technique with those keys, the middle c -
mainly smooth coordination between B and C in scale passages, and the low
range - either getting them to speak at soft volumes or playing fast between
low C, C#, B, and Bb. Then there's the mind lock that we get sometimes when
looking at a high D and our first thought is the clarinet high D fingering.
Also it is a naturally louder instrument than clarinet. I usually do my
sax practice in my studio at school and do clarinet at home (apartment).
Don't get me wrong I love the sax and playing the sax.

Dan
--
Daniel Paprocki
Clarinet & Saxophone Studio
Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

> From: chi chan <lokshing@-----.com>
> Organization: lokshing enterprises ltd
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 15:56:32 +0800
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] How DID you learn saxophone
>
> Dear Dan,
>
> I do not see any problem at all for a clarinet to pay sax. There should be no
> difficulty at all. There may be some trouble after playing the sax and switch
> to clarinet immediately, not vice versa. Are you agree with it?
>
> Wayne
>
> Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:
>
>> Here's a new topic. Most clarinetist play saxophone. How did you learn
>> sax? Look at a fingering chart and go? sax lessons? read a book? Also how
>> long did it take you to feel comfortable on the sax? What was the most
>> difficult area? palm keys, low register? middle C? Ready, Set, GO!
>>
>> Dan
>> --
>> Daniel Paprocki
>> Clarinet & Saxophone Studio
>> Angelo State University
>> San Angelo, Texas
>>
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