Klarinet Archive - Posting 000683.txt from 2001/10

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Beginners and Chalumeau (was If you are interested)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:25:39 -0400

On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:10:00 -0400, LetsReason@-----.com said:

> I'm very interested in this thread. I would appreciate any and
> everyone's input on this idea. Have you tried it? How was your
> success? What issues do you have with it? Why? Etc.

Well, I had no intention of contributing to a debate about teaching
methods when I responded to you, Robert. As I understood it, you wanted
feedback about your own playing.

I simply wanted to say that in general, when we encounter a difficulty,
whether that's a criticism by someone else of our playing, or a defect
we perceive in our own playing, it may make sense for us to concentrate
exclusively on one aspect of the instrument for a period.

Yona Ettlinger believed that such a concentration on the chalumeau was
worthwhile for all his, I suppose, 16/18 year old students when they
began to study with him.

You might agree, or disagree. But given the man's ability and control
of sound on the instrument, I wanted to say: if it might be helpful to
you -- and my judgement was that it might -- such a temporary
concentration may be worth a try.

To *you*, notice. I say nothing about your students in general.

Tony
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