Klarinet Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 2001/01

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Community bands and clarinets
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 18:39:35 -0500

<><> Teri Herel wrote:
Well why in the world would you separate "technique" from "music"? I
don't - it's all the same.

HOORAY!! I've deleted Anne Satterfield's post in a similar vein,
and therefore I can't quote it, but her post summarized: "When I sit
down to play, I think about both at once. Neither one is sufficient,
and each of them affects the other."
What makes the ongoing debate so short-sighted (imo) is when people
hope to play 'musically' without having sufficient technique, or to play
'technically well' without musical feeling.
I've never heard Neil's music, but I have heard some of Tony Pay's.
To suggest that he emphasizes either technique or musicality is
ridiculous. If he did, nobody would record him in the first place.
Hopefully I would have the same response if I heard Neil's music.
I don't understand why the topic creates so much argument.

Cheers,
Bill

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