Klarinet Archive - Posting 000768.txt from 2001/10

From: fred.sheim@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Return receipts
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:47:49 -0400

How do you do it in Eudora?

Fred

At 03:12 PM 10/23/01 -0600, you wrote:
>I turned off return receipts for everybody some time ago, so I haven't
>seen any of the return-receipt-requested nonsense from Mr. Jackson's
>messages.
>
>I agree that he should turn it off...these are just an annoyance. They
>can be useful when you're running on a corporate email system like
>Notes, Groupwise, or Exchange - but only for urgent and important
>business communications. They're a pain in the *** for general
>communications on the Net.
>
>To ignore the request for read receipts in MS Outlook, select Options
>from the Tools menu. Select Preferences tab and click Email options.
>Click on Tracking Options. Under the text near the bottom of the dialog
>about read receipts, select "Never send a response." Click OK, OK, and
>OK.
>
>Under Outlook Express, select Tools, Options, and click on the Receipts
>tab to get to the same choices.
>
>In MS Entourage (Macintosh) there do not appear to be any options to
>ignore read receipt requests (but on the other hand, I'm not certain the
>mail client will even respond to such requests in the first place).
>
>Under Netscape 4.7x, select Preferences from the Edit Menu, click to
>expand the Mail & Newsgroups item, click on Return Receipts, select
>Never Return a Receipt, and click OK.
>
>Dave Kumpf
>mailto:dkumpf@-----.com
>http://www.optimetra.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gene Nibbelin [mailto:gnibbelin@-----.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:42 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: RE: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
>>
>>
>> Luby -
>>
>> If you don't turn off that offensive "Return Receipt"
>> business, many of us will be doing what I am doing. I glance
>> thru the list of senders and simply delete all of your posts
>> without opening them. We don't need your "Return Receipt"
>> pain where the sun don't shine.
>>
>> Now do it, damn it.
>>
>> Gene Nibbelin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Audrey Travis [mailto:vsofan@-----.com]
>> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:27 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
>>
>> Luby - PLEASE find a way to turn OFF the request for a reply
>> to your messages before I get to read it. You've been
>> sending quite a few messages in the last few days (which is
>> great), but the inability to go directly to your post is
>> quite annoying. Thanks! Audrey
>>
>> "Luby D. Jackson" wrote:
>>
>> > Your post brings about an interesting topic. While playing through
>> American
>> > Civil War Fantasy, I had to play a bar going all the way up to the
>> > high G
>> on
>> > the Eb Clarinet. Is this common to find Eb Clarinet parts
>> written so
>> high?
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "agalper" <agalper@-----.com>
>> > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:48 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [kl] When to teach voicing for altissimo notes
>> >
>> > > Annie, thanks for all your mentions.The reason those books are so
>> > > much
>> in
>> > > the low register, is because that is
>> > > the base for the high notes. Not many recognise that. Too bad.How
>> > > are
>> you?
>> > > We're waiting for you. Abe
>> > >
>> > > Anne Lenoir wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Dear Robert,
>> > > > I too find your theories very interesting, and I think you
>> > > > should write a method book for teaching clarinet. Are
>> you familiar
>> > > > with Abe Galper's Clarinet Method? It is a wonderful
>> method book
>> > > > for learning
>> to
>> > > > play the clarinet, the best I have seen so far. All of
>> my students
>> love
>> > > > the book. He does spend a lot of time working on the
>> low register
>> > > > of
>> the
>> > > > clarinet, but that is very important for developing a
>> good tone. I
>> > > > do believe that young students have to be able to cover
>> the holes
>> > > > of the clarinet and move up & down the F & G scales of the low
>> > > > register (Eb Concert and F Concert) with ease before
>> the higher
>> > > > notes can have much meaning. It's just sensible to feel
>> > > > comfortable with basic "hole covering" skills when you start to
>> > > > play the clarinet. Abe Galper's Method takes it further
>> than basic
>> > > > comfort, with the use of lovely melodies in 3/4 and 4/4 time in
>> > > > several keys, developing good skills with the pinkies
>> and R hand
>> > > > Eb. I personally enjoy teaching the
>> clarinet
>> > > > this way and don't necessarily think that this would be
>> the time
>> > > > to
>> put
>> > > > a whole lot of emphasis on the altissimo range. Maybe some
>> > > > squeeking
>> on
>> > > > harmonics now and then, particularly if they squeek by accident.
>> > > > But after students have a foundation in basic clarinet
>> > > > fingering skills, involving nice melodic content, I
>> think it might
>> > > > be
>> interesting
>> > > > to see what could happen next in regards to high notes. I don't
>> > > > think that the use of an occasional harmonic "squeek"
>> held out as
>> > > > long as
>> they
>> > > > can, would hurt anything, and I can see how it could contribute
>> towards
>> > > > having a good altissimo range in the future. But these harmonic
>> > > > "studies" need to be written out in your own method, so that
>> > > > others
>> can
>> > > > see what you're up to. Right now, I am more concerned with band
>> > > > directors trying to pressure 10-year-old kids into
>> going over the
>> break
>> > > > when they can't really cover the holes easily and
>> naturally. They
>> > > > come into the lessons wanting to quit band because they have
>> > > > "try-outs" on
>> a
>> > > > C scale (Bb Concert) the next day, and they can't go over the
>> > > > break.
>> The
>> > > > band directors in our district are all trumpet players. The
>> > > > altissimo range is the least f my worrries. Right now it is
>> > > > "finger placement"
>> and
>> > > > good melodic playing. I think the "altissimo" studies
>> should start
>> > > > later, after they can go from A to B without it being a
>> gut wrenching
>> > > > experience. ANNIE
>> > > >
>> > > >
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