Klarinet Archive - Posting 000921.txt from 2000/10

From: Stefano Franchi <s.franchi@-----.nz>
Subj: [kl] Re:tuner suggestions
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:03:37 -0400

Many thanks to all for the helpful suggestions on the tuner.

Patricia Smith recommended working on breathing technique--point well taken! My
biggest surprise when picking up the horn again: my fingering was more or less
still there, embouchure a bit less but not totally absent, but breathing...no
muscle memory at all! It is really a mystery to me why my fingers can
remember so easily while my diaphragm (and associated muscles) is totally
oblivious. It has probably to do with the different levels of awareness
involved: after all using your fingers is mostly a conscious activity while
using the diaphragm is mostly sub-conscious, and it is perhaps reasonable that
training the latter is more difficult and (therefore?) more easily forgotten
than the former. Enough with the digression (prefessional deformation, I am
afraid). Thanks again to all,

Stefano

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Stefano Franchi

Department of Philosophy Ph: 373-7599 x3940
University of Auckland Fax: 373-7408
Private Bag 92019 e-mail s.franchi@-----.nz
Auckland

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