Klarinet Archive - Posting 000513.txt from 2000/05

From: "Emily S" <harvinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Articulation Concerns
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:43:09 -0400

Depending on the situation, staccato notes shoulc not be played too short.
Staccato really means detached. For example, if you saw a row of staccato
half notes, you wouldn't make them too short, just separate them. If you saw
a row of fast staccatos, you might clipt hem a bit more. Depends of the
music.
Big changes always sound bad at the beginning, but they get better quickly.
I remember when I was breaking my anchor tonguing habit *shudder*

>From: "Susan & Gary Horvath" <horvath1@-----.net>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: [kl] Articulation Concerns
>Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 14:33:36 -0700
>
>I am a dedicated adult amateur clarinetist studying privately. My former
>teacher loved my articulation, said I had a faster tongue than him and not
>to mess with it. My current teacher is trying to change my articulation
>and embouchere completely. He says that although I have a wonderful sound
>my articulation is incorrect. I am working too hard and not keeping the
>airstream going between notes. When I do this correctly my sound suffers
>miserably. Instead of a rich full sound, I sound shrill and like a
>beginner. My teacher says that time will correct this. I would appreciate
>any suggestions for articulation and the correct way to do stacatto. Also
>thoughts about the length of staccato notes. Should they be as short as
>possible? I have been playing this way for many years and a change at this
>point is difficult. Thanks.

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