Klarinet Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 2000/08

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Facial exercises?
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 04:31:07 -0400

Welcome Gary - Hi,
Before I answer, you sure as hell walked into this one boy - and that is:-
don`t worry about the facial exercises,
if you work at Microsoft we`re all gonna pull faces at you!! Ha ha ha.
Seriously tho`, I know nothing of facial exercises, but I would go as far as
to say that if you are aiming for something like that, why not do it (them)
with the mouthpiece inside your mouth. KNOW WHAT I MEAN? It`s called
"killing two birds - - - - etc"
Best Wishes,
Tony W.

P.S., Hi all, I`m back too. A great time in York. Without planning it, we
were there for the Queen Mother`s
100`th birthday celebrations, (she was in London) and we ended up being
interviewed on live TV. The choir of St Paul's Cathedral from Buffalo, New
York were singing in York Minster, and again, without planning, we bumped
into them at lunch in one of York`s old pubs. After a couple of beers, they
sang beautifully - William Byrd and Bruckner Anthems. GLORIOUS.

PPS, Hi Patty, How can I re-install you in Outlook Exp? I expect <this> guy
(whoops), I mean <Gary>, could show us all a thing or three re:
MICROSOFT!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Wishes to all friends - - - - - and Gary.
Tony.

PPPS, Don`t look at Bill`s 10 reasons Gary, he`s <deadly> serious. It`s his
cat and poor gerbil that <I> feel for.
But you could let him know (gently) that his bumble bee doesn`t need it`s
tongue when buzzing - only another bottle of sherry - - - -

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary McGinnis <clanmcginnis@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: 07 August 2000 05:40
> Subject: [kl] Facial exercises?

> Hi all,

> I'm new here. I'm 49 years old, and picked up the clarinet at age 10. I
> played and practiced faithfully into my 30's, but got away from it about 7
> years ago. Consequently, I've pretty much lost my chops. Now, I know there
> are no shortcuts to getting the ol' embouchure back: Long tones, slow
> arpeggios, etc. But I've got a question I've always wondered about, and
this
> is as good a time as any to ask it. Does anyone know of facial exercises
one
> can do apart from playing the instrument? I sit at a computer for most of
> the day (at Microsoft), and it would be great if there were such a thing
as
> isometric facial exercises that would aid in toning the embouchure
muscles.
> Any advice? Thanks.

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