Klarinet Archive - Posting 000697.txt from 2001/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] May i have some Advice?
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:40:23 -0500

Chris,

Congratulations! You've never had lessons...you play on a student model
mouthpiece and you play on an Artley! Being 5th chair is a wonderful
accomplishment. You should be very proud of yourself.

As stated, get a teacher, then with that teacher's help, get a good mouthpiece.
Then after you and the teacher get all of this set up and going, hopefully no
later than the next day, give the Artley a right and proper burial about five
feet deep in your back yard...not so shallow that a garden tiller would snag
it. You don't want to do any harm to a good tiller.

If you truly want to get better, you will do the most obvious and necessary
next steps. I really don't think any of us are telling you anything you don't
already know and haven't already been told.

Best of luck

"Dee D. Hays" wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JustaWallflower2@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:11 PM
> Subject: [kl] May i have some Advice?
>
> > Hey everyone,
> > I have a couple questions, but they all group into one major one.
> First
> > I'll tell you about myself. I'm 16, and I am seriously thinking about
> > majoring in music and all that other stuff. This past weekend I was at a
> > regional band festival and i practiced hard for it, but I only managed 5th
> > chair our of 15. Now I don't know if this counts but I haven't had a
> private
> > less although I've wanted them, and I'm still stuck on a student model
> artley
> > with student level mouthpiece. I just recently discovered different
> brands
> > of reeds such as vandoren and mitchell laurie.
> > So my question is, how can I get better? I've tried so hard, and
> > practiced so much, and my heart is in it. But I can't seem to beat this
> > prodigy's. But it's more than that, I want to get better. It's one of
> those
> > things you stive for you're whole life, and I'm stuck now. Any advice?
> Any
> > suggestions? I open for anything...
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
>
> **First and foremost find a really fine teacher.** Practicing diligently
> can only do so much. You may not be practicing the right things or the
> right way. Plus it is difficult if not impossible to find and correct any
> flaws that are holding you back by yourself, particularly if they are
> subtle.
>
> Secondly get a good mouthpiece. This is far more important than the
> instrument.
>
> After you have worked with an instructor for a while and have gotten a good
> mouthpiece, it wouldn't hurt to get a better clarinet. If you major in
> performance in college, you'll probably need a better instrument.
>
> Dee Hays
> Michigan.
>
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