Klarinet Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 2001/06

From: "Deb B" <canbobfixit@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuning humor
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 10:40:56 -0400

I find a critical look at the reed, and possibly a slight adjustment to look
very professional, too

>From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Tuning humor
>Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 20:19:51 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I copied this (probably not verbatim) from a piece of paper which did
>not include the author's name or book's title. It was (I believe) part
>of a chapter about how to tune:
>
>===============================
>
>Can you recognize yourself?
>
>1. The player and pianist walk out on the stage. The pianist plays
>A, which is a signal for the player to blot out the note he has heard by
>performing a few scales or loud notes. The player makes no adjustment
>to his instrument. He coughs. He adjusts his music and his tie. He
>starts to play.
>
>2. He plays a staccatissimo pianissimo A, peers down his instrument
>like a telescope as if he is Vasco de Gama sighting land, nods
>confidently to the pianist, and begins.
>
>3. As above, but this is a more experienced player. He has observed
>what professionals do, and he imitates their method of warming up.
>Offstage can be heard the final variation of Carnival of Tunis. He
>walks on, the pianist plays an A, the player minutely examines a part of
>the mechanism on his instrument amd nods to the pianist. Very
>impressive. Until he begins the first phrase.
>
>
>
>(probably you can one of the 'details' that my teacher is emphasizing at
>lessons right now <smile>)
>
>
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