Klarinet Archive - Posting 001022.txt from 2000/07

From: HatNYC62@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Listening for what's wrong
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:33:23 -0400

In a message dated 7/29/00 4:15:30 AM, klarinet-digest-help@-----.org writes:

<< One of the easiest things to do is to listen and pick apart someone's
else's
playing.

One of the hardest, is to do it with your own playing.

One needs to do both......but some of those tapes make me cringe............
>>

All absolutely true. The progression from being able to criticize others
easily to criticizing myself objectively was difficult. A good teacher
helped. Now, I find I am much more sympathetic towards the playing of others.
I imagine whether I could even come close under the circumstances of the
performance I am hearing. Often I am too scared to answer!

David Hattner, NYC

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