Klarinet Archive - Posting 000844.txt from 2001/05

From: Shouryunus Sarcasticii <jnohe@-----.Edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Biting?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 12:35:01 -0400

On Tue, 29 May 2001, Christopher Hill wrote:

> I absolutely agree. I think that biting is not good, and that's why I've
> chosen to play on a closer facing; I need to bite to get an open facing
> to play. Others may not, but I do. When I try a student's set-up, one of
> the worst comments I make to them is, "This requires a lot of biting."

I think you missed the double meaning I implied when I responded to your
comment about biting...Think it terms of when someone says, "Man, this
bites!"

*grin* As I said...not biting required to do ANYTHING well. Excepting
biting, but can you "bite" well? *laughs*

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SarCaSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"Never put passion before principle. Even when win, you lose."
-Miyagi-san, KKpt.II

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