Klarinet Archive - Posting 001338.txt from 2000/12

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Technique and Musicality
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:50:33 -0500

>Have I misunderstood?

.................just the part where the one party tells everyone else that
they aren't right. I wouldn't call it a disagreement; I would call it an
obsession on that person's part! Obsession to be the king, the big cheese,
the head honcho, the number one guy, the all important, the uno numero, the
big guy, the top gun, the omnipotent..........!!! LOL I actually find the
time spent vehemently arguing against technique as redundantly stupid -
almost like arguing against gasoline when you own a Jaguar, or arguing for
recycling paper and then buying Pampers..........

1 dimensional thinking.....perhaps 2 dimensional. Now I have no problem
with 1 or 2 dimensional thinking - we have to deal with these kinds of
jokers all the time - but give one a gun and watch out!

For the most part, I have no problem with musicality being the end goal -
why shouldn't it be? But the silliness and wasted time stating that
effortless technique is bxxxxxxx or vulture vxxxx is really what defines
the absurdity that you are incredulously seeing.

Bravo bravo! You are beginning to understand!

Sincerely,
Roger Garret

Roger Garrett
Assistant 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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