Klarinet Archive - Posting 000601.txt from 2001/11

From: The Guy on the Couch <jnohe@-----.Edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fun with Double Lip & Lip pushups off the floor
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:39:27 -0500

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 CmdrHerel@-----.com wrote:

> it gradually! Two minutes a day for two weeks. Five minutes a day for the
> next two weeks, and so on. As the time increases, I'd also recommend
> frequent short spurts - that is, two minutes on, two minutes break, two
> minutes on, two minutes tightening a screw, wax on, wax off. I literally
> practiced with a three minute egg timer for a while to keep myself honest
> with the breaks.

I wonder if this particular practice method is taught by Opperman, since
(if I recall correctly) you are one of his students, and Chris Jones, who
visted NMSU earlier this year, also described such a technique utilizing
an egg timer.

J. Shouryu Nohe
Grad Assistant, New Mexico State University
"I think we have a ghost in our house." - Kaycee Nicole
"I should probably be playing Buffet." - Steve Moore

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