Klarinet Archive - Posting 000473.txt from 2003/03

From: "Mary Keffer" <keffermm@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re:Playing with Braces
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 06:42:35 -0500

Hi Dewet,
Hang in there with those braces and the retainer. In the larger picture of
your life this will be just a short phase, and you'll be SO glad you had the
braces. It made all the difference for me and my clarinet playing when I was
18. I started out by putting cigarette rolling paper over the braces on my
lower teeth, but after I while I didn't need to any more. You will find what
works best for you, just keep trying.

Mary

> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:41:33 -0800
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> From: lechat@-----.ca
> Subject: Playing with braces
> Message-id: <464fc2465820.465820464fc2@-----.ca>
>
> Hi
>
> I've been playing clarinet (Bb) for about 2 years - I'm in Grade 8 - and I
> was really starting to sound okay. However, I recently got braces (and a
> retainer!) and my tone has really gone down the drain, even if I take the
> retainer out! Does anyone have advice for me? If this topic has been
> discussed on the list before, please accept my apologies (and please tell
me
> where I can get the messages :-).
>
> Thanks
>
> Dewet van Niekerk
>

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