Klarinet Archive - Posting 000440.txt from 2002/02

From: "Ray S. Whitmore" <ray@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] What's a good book to practice rhythms?
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 10:14:45 -0500

Hey, we never told her. It's not like the ladle where you spill it on
yourself because you have to pour it toward you.

The other one that always gets me is her address book. It's spiral and she
writes one the left pages. When I go to look up something, I think it's
blank because I look on the right-hand page.

Where's Germantown? We're originally from Harrisburg and I have a son-in-law
from Hagerstown.

Ray S. Whitmore
COmputer COnsulting Associates, Inc.
A Member of the Datamat Group
730 Hebron Avenue; PO Box 342
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(v) 860.657.2210
(f) 860.659.0787
(e) ray@-----.com

-----Original Message-----
From: mlmarmer [mailto:mlmarmer@-----.com]
Subject: Re: [kl] What's a good book to practice rhythms?

Thanks Ray for your kind remarks!

I don't how your wife was able to play the clarinet, left handed and hit
those keys that are meant for right handedness pinkies, etc. Would like to
heard about that.

Maybe us lefties should revolt against those other products! O:)

Mike Marmer
Germantown, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray S. Whitmore" <ray@-----.com>
Subject: RE: [kl] What's a good book to practice rhythms?

> I know your dilemma with left-handedness. My wife is also left-handed and
> has told me for years about right-handed desks, spiral notebooks, blue
> books, etc. Even ladles in punch bowls have the pouring lip on the wrong
> side! But we both played clarinet in high school and she never complained
> about it being right-handed.
>
> I teach architects and engineers for a living. I've done informal surveys
> over the years and found that there is very high percentage of left-handed
> architects and a corresponding low percentage of left-handed engineers.
This
> seems to correspond to left-handers thinking in their right brain which is
> supposedly more creative.
>
> Me? I'm a right-handed engineer. I can reproduce any design an architect
> makes but I can't create anything from scratch that is in proper
proportion.
>
> So congratulations on being a lefty and having the potential to be one of
> our more creative members of the clarinet society. In music, I also
> reproduce but rely on others to guide me on how to interpret.
>
> Ray S. Whitmore
> COmputer COnsulting Associates, Inc.
> A Member of the Datamat Group
> 730 Hebron Avenue; PO Box 342
> Glastonbury, CT 06033
> (v) 860.657.2210
> (f) 860.659.0787
> (e) ray@-----.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mlmarmer [mailto:mlmarmer@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 8:46 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] What's a good book to practice rhythms?
>
> Thanks to everyone with all the book recommendations.
>
> I have a list of all the books and I sent an email to Mr. Galper and he
was
> kind to reply back. So I will start with his book first.
>
> Why, he even has a left handed clarinet and I know all about that because
I
> am left handed and I had to forced myself to learn to play right handed in
> 1963! It was rough back then, but I got through it okay and holding the
> clarinet right handed is not a problem. To see the clarinet next to a
right
> handed clarinet, search "Abe Galper" for his website. He maybe on this
list,
> I don't know.
>
> Proud to be a lefty in a right handed world. O:). No mercy on us in school
> with those spiral note books! LOL! And those desk!! Maybe I should of
took
> up baseball instead of clarinet in my school days, because LH professional
> pitchers are in high demand and get premium dollars, but I throw RH!! I
> guess sticking with the clarinet was more rewarding in life overall!
>
> Mike Marmer
> Germantown, MD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Clarguy3@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 8:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] What's a good book to practice rhythms?
>
>
> > In a message dated 2/20/02 8:14:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mlmarmer@-----.com
> > writes:
> >
> > <<
> >
> > > I am having problems with my rhythm, does anybody know what's a book
to
> > > build rhythmic fundamentals?
> > > >>
> >
> > I haven't seen anyone suggesting Everett Gates' Odd Meter Etudes. I'm
> always
> > amazed at the rhythmic foundation that my students receive by going
> through
> > the book. It takes some of them into the sophomore year of college, but
> > their rhythmic roots (i.e. ability to subdivide) seem to grow deep and
> grab
> > the soil as a result. I usually follow it with Marcel Bitsch, Twelve
> Etudes
> > of Rhythm (Leduc).
> > Chuck West
> > Virginia Commonwealth University
> >
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