Klarinet Archive - Posting 000520.txt from 2000/02

From: klar-ANN-ette H Satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rhythm training, was: daily playing
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 18:31:54 -0500

On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:42:41 -0500 alevin@-----. Levin)
writes:

>No! No! No! Tony is absolutely correct. Playing an instrument is very
>much like olympic biathlon [sp]. Part of you body must work very hard;
yet
>it must be totally relaxed. Stiff fingers and/or long "strokes" with
the
>fingers are signs of tension. If you are tense the most perfect
>flexibility will only delay fatigue. Why make your body do more work
than
>it must. (If you want to do that go get some strenuous exercise.)

Perhaps I didn't express myself very well--we are aiming for the same
condition.
i consider flexibilty and tension as opposites. I aim to get to that
state directly, not being tense and then reLAXing. LAX is not how to be
effective with a musical instrument.

>Flexibility is only a prerequisite component. Good breathing is at
least
>as important. (My wife teaches voice and voice therapy. She was
surprised
>to learn that wind players - in general - must breathe exactly as good
>singers who wish to preserve their voices.)

Also i strongly agree here.
but i think not-extra-tense is a prerequisite to good breathing. then
good breathing aids the readiness.

good points!

annhall

Ann Satterfield
clarinetist and instructor

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