Klarinet Archive - Posting 000135.txt from 2001/11

From: Jay Niepoetter <Niep@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinetist's block
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 10:45:12 -0500

i have no idea where you are, but i would always get into a city and
take a lesson or two from someone that was hero of mine. it is $ these
days to do this, but sometimes just one word from someone who has a job,
or someone who's playing you respect (other than your current teacher)
is all it takes to get the inspiration bug again.

jay

jess crawford wrote:
>
> 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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