Klarinet Archive - Posting 000895.txt from 2003/02

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Technical or Expression?
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:08:38 -0500

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 05:37:33 -0800 (PST), xianweih@-----.com said:

> I've recently been told that playing as a musician, irregardless of
> which instrument played, it is not the technical aspect of playing
> which is important, but rather the expression of the music.
>
> The notes are just black or white circles with lines attached to it,
> or for some notes, they don't. They are just something as an
> indication of the expression, but yet they require the technical
> aspect of playing to be able to read them.
>
> However, they are not able to tell a person as a player, how they are
> supposed to sound like. Thus, the question I would like to ask is,
> which is more important? or perhaps, which should come first?

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2002/09/000553.txt

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2002/10/000263.txt

Tony
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