Klarinet Archive - Posting 000130.txt from 2001/11

From: "Burch or Susan Johnson" <bsjohnsn@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinetist's block
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 03:39:48 -0500

> 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. and
my sophomore year > notes and it isn't doing me much good. Does anyone have
any advice to give
> me about breaking out of this rut? >
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Sight reading. Get away from scales, and "working on stuff." Just grab a
book you've never seen before, open it up to any page, and just play. Don't
work on it...just have fun. Play. It's a vacation for your brain.

Burch

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