Klarinet Archive - Posting 000441.txt from 2001/03

From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] embouchure woes
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 20:00:56 -0500

Chuck,

Great that you are playing again! And it sounds like things are slowly
coming back. My issue is a bit more puzzling since I have had not that much
trouble until recently.

Anyway, welcome back to the clarinet.

Stewart

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Roop" <chuckroop@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] embouchure woes

> Stewart: I can certainly relate to this. I retired, literally, from the
> business about eight years ago: sold all my horns, did some arranging, but
> not a note until six weeks ago when I felt the urge to buy a clarinet on
> Ebay.
> The first couple of sessions lasted less than ten minutes with my lip
> hanging down by my belly-button. My endurance now is at the half-hour
point
> and I can hear the result improving. I don't expect ever to get back to
> playing as well as I would like to tell myself I used to, but the slow and
> painful process is making progress. Re-training, not training, is slow but
I
> am encouraged by the fact that I am producing a reaonably good sound--for
a
> limited time that I expect will increase. FYI, I am 72. Chuck
>
> > From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net>
> > Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:53:17 -0800
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: [kl] embouchure woes
> >
> > Having been a serious clarinetist in my youth, I returned to the
instrument
> > a few years ago in my 50's. I am having problems strengthening my
> > embouchure. It seems to collapse after 10 minutes or so, then recovers
> > after 10 minutes. So I am trying to break up my practice into small
pieces
> > during the day. I now have a great accompanist for an hour or two every
> > week, but last week I completely lost it after 45 minutes of playing.
I
> > play on a 3 or 3 1/2 reed -- my setup is not that resistant, so I am a
bit
> > puzzled why it is taking me so long to develop the strength I need.
> >
> > Has anyone else experienced this problem and/or does anyone have any
> > suggestion other than just hanging in with it?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Stewart Kiritz
> >
> >
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