Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 2000/09

From: Bonnie Davis <bdskees@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] The audience acted like a pack of animals....
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:58:07 -0400

Ken,
My dogs are my best audience. One doesn't care for
the altissimo, but they both seem to actually enjoy
(or at least tolerate) my practice sessions. I
usually take a clarinet with me when we go out of town
to dog shows, and I've noticed that if they're keyed
up, getting out the clarinet starts settling them
down, and by the time I'm done, they're usually
snoozing. Don't know if it's the ritual itself (hey,
it's just like home!) or what.

--- Kenneth Wolman <kwolman@-----.com> wrote:

On
> Sunday I hauled out the Bb
> clarinet and stood on the back porch while the dog
> was tethered in the yard
> between walks and trashing the house. I started
> playing various opera
> pieces by ear, from memory, trying to get my lip
> back after not playing for
> awhile, and the dog--wonder of wonders--lay down in
> the shade of a parked
> car and LISTENED without yowling.

=====
Bonnie Davis and her Kees: Django, CDX, CGC
Flak, CD, CGC
Nashville, TN, USA
bdskees@-----.com

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