Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2001/10

From: "webler1" <webler1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pain in the thumb
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 14:30:06 -0400

This reminds me of what I tell most of my students about the thumb, (those
who do not have a since of humor or are too old, don't get the benefit of
this advice). I tell them that my 8 fingers and two thumbs are like my
children, and it is my responsibility to discipline and train my children to
do exactly what I tell them. Unfortunately, as in all families, there is
always the complaining child. All it does is complain about everything
little thing. That is the thumb of the right hand; my complaining little
child. I explain to my students that the best thing you can do for this
complaining child, is ignore it. Eventually, the child will get the hint
that complaining will be of no use and go about doing it's responsibility,
which is; to hold the Clarinet while the other children get to play.

Jay Webler

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Silveira" <amigo222@-----.br>
Subject: [kl] Pain in the thumb

> Hi friends,
> I am doing a research on the subject "Pain in the thumb" and I need you
> help.
> I read in an article wrote by Heston Wilson and published on "The
Clarinet"
> magazine(march 2001, Volume 28, number 2) that there are an article
> published on "The Clarinet" named "The thumb Solution". It were published
on
> "The Clarinet" magazine in the "May-June 1990" issue.
> I could order it from ICA but it will take a lot of time. Could someone
help
> me sending a copy of it to me?
> Please contact me privately on amigo222@-----.br
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Fernando Silveira
> Clarinet professor - Rio de Janeiro University
>
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