Klarinet Archive - Posting 000770.txt from 2000/11

From: "Steve Hartman" <sdh902@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Feedback please. Article: Breathing/Relaxation
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 08:45:34 -0500

Andy Laszlo wrote:
>The point is this: When I am messing about I got a closer interaction with
the instrument. Exploring what me and the instrument are capable off, not
worried about what something is "supposed" to sound like. When I am
following a score it is a battle.........

Andy:
Have you tried memorizing any of the music that you've been reading? It
could be that, if you internalize it by memorization, you might be able to
play with the same freedom from tension as when you're just "noodling" --
and without conscious attention to the mechanics of breathing.

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