Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2000/10

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Well, you know....
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:44:46 -0400

I read all these notes between us and wonder if we have forgotten =
something learned early in life. Share the shovel in the sand box and =
say please and thank you.=20

We need an 'ego' to have the confidence to play in public and overcome our =
own personal sense of inadequacies when humbled my the music, the =
clarinet, the reed, and our imperfections as humans. However the sense =
of EGO, at times, seems to cause us to have thin emotional skin and =
overreact. Face to face interactions often softene, through body =
language, what our mouths say. However with only the written word...

As much as we poke at each other, remember, we all have reed problems, =
non-perfect mouthpieces, and impossible technical demands from composers! =
However, where is the growth without the challenge. =20

Coffee number three and finally awake... I have a great reed this morning =
and no concerts until Saturday! Better enjoy it for the memories!

David

Dr. David McClune
Professor of Woodwinds
Director of Bands
Union University
Jackson, TN 38305

office-901-661-5294

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