Klarinet Archive - Posting 000879.txt from 2000/07

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Strength -- no pain, no gain?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 14:56:34 -0400

--- William Wright <Bilwright@-----.net> wrote:

> ...and while we're talking of such things, I noticed at
> ClarinetFest that when the major performers got tired from too many
> encores, it wasn't their facial muscles that they paid attention to.
> They wiggled and shook their fingers, but they never massaged their
> jowls or stretched their lips or mouth wide. I've noticed the same
> thing of students at our local master classes as well.
> I've never experienced tired fingers myself, which I suppose shows
> that I haven't attempted any fast articulation exercises yet (or fast
> runs or fast tempos of any sort).

Chances are, they were stretching their wrists more than their fingers,
attempting to neutralize any tension that crept in during the performance.

Neil

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