Klarinet Archive - Posting 000311.txt from 2000/10

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A Student Moving from Intermediate to Advanced level
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 18:10:37 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Smith" <pattiesmith@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] A Student Moving from Intermediate to Advanced level

> ... My first long term clarinet teacher (7th, 8th, 9th grade of jr. high)
> insisted I study the second movement of the Mozart concerto and the first
> things we worked on were phrasing and breathing. Coupled with the Rose
32,
> 2 at a time,for breathing, articulation and technique, I was learning in
a
> very disciplined approach. The amazing thing was, I transferred what I
was
> learning to the band music and I was not only achieving first chairs, I
also
> could play fairly musically.

This is a very fine explanation of the purpose of etudes, i.e. to learn with
a disciplined approach so that it *will* transfer over to other music.

Dee Hays

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