Klarinet Archive - Posting 001050.txt from 2000/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Performance
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:27:44 -0500

At 01:54 PM 12/19/2000 -0700, Shouryunus Sarcasticii wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
>> Don't practice till you get it RIGHT.
>> Practice till you don't get it WRONG anymore!
>
>My saxophone professor modifies it as a shot to the ego: Amateurs play
>till they get it right. Pros play till they can't get it wrong.

My favorite one (I looked in the archives but could not locate it) was
someone's analogy about "'lifting' 100 pounds of music." To train for such
an event, the professional practices by "lifting" 150 or 200 pounds of
music, so the actual performance is a breeze by comparison. The amateur
practices by "lifting" 50 or 75 pounds and prays for a miracle during the
performance! Whoever originally posted that one please come forward and
claim credit, correcting my recollection as necessary.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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