Klarinet Archive - Posting 000616.txt from 2000/12

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Stand or Sit?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:32:31 -0500

At 03:22 AM 12/12/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>As far as I'm concerned, it's one of those "Call 'em as you
>see 'em" things." Just like myself and my friend Mary were when we taught
>bodytoning classes. Mary liked to take things just a little higher and
>faster than what was supposed to be good for you. I was very by-the-book and
>exacting when it came to following the standards set by the American Council
>on Exercise. Turned out that both of us had our fans, and both of us got
>results out of our students. It depended upon what our students required.
>My point is that "breathing" is a very individual thing. Go with what's best
>for you, not with what goes well for someone else.

Very well put Stephanie. I would assert that sitting or standing while
playing the clarinet makes very little difference except in those cases in
those special cases where people have a physical issue that requires them
to sit or stand. Some of the best players I have ever heard occasionally
sit for recitals. Then again, some of the best I have ever heard also
stand. Whatever helps the performer feel most comfortable during
performance is a good indicator of which way to go.

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Advisor, IWU Recording Services
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Phone: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3121

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