Klarinet Archive - Posting 000129.txt from 2001/11

From: "jess crawford" <akane12@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] clarinetist's block
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 01:00:57 -0500

Hi all--
I'm experiencing an interesting phenomenon that I know is altogether normal
but still frustrating: I have hit a plateau and I appear to be stuck. I am a
college student, a junior, and my sophomore year was a huge year for me as a
musician-- there was just so much growth! and now. .. well, I feel as though
I practice more than ever and yet all I'm doing is learning the etudes and
the music and all the technical stuff but I'm not GROWING, I'm just learning
notes and it isn't doing me much good. Does anyone have any advice to give
me about breaking out of this rut? Tonight I started working scales again,
drilling myself on my staccato and trying to get a nice crisp articulation
at a good tempo. It felt good, but what else can I do? I'm sure there are
other exercises that can be done, other things that can *always* be improved
upon.
(on a good note, and thanks to some advice from this list: I can now flutter
tongue! [there was much rejoicing!]. Vier Stucke, here I come!)

thanks! :)
-- jess

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