Klarinet Archive - Posting 000871.txt from 2003/04

From: "Stacy-Michelle" <stacy-michelle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Stage movements, redux
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:43:27 -0400

Over the years, I continue to work really hard at not moving so much
that it is a distraction to others, or could potentially mess with my
tone or technique. The other day, a horn player friend of mine
mentioned that he recently went to a chamber music performance where
the Brahms Trio was being performed and the clarinetist looked like
he was "churning butter." I laughed so hard, particularly when he
demonstrated, but that is just another example of how one's
performance can be side tracked by excessive movement.

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 11:01:46 -0500, "James Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
wrote :

> Stage manerisms were discussed some time ago, but I saw an
interesting clip
> last night. It was Sabine Meyer playing the Strauss Romance in Eb
for
> clarinet & chamber orchestra, with the Munich Phil. Chamber Orch.
She
> sounded great, as usual, but her emoting easily got on the nerves.
At
> times, she would bend over so far that her bell was almost touching
the
> stage floor. While I realize this is an individual "thing", I
wonder if
> performers know that, to some people, it's distracting from their
playing.
> Opinions?
>
> Jim Hobby
>
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Soulfully,

Stacy-Michelle Valentine
http://clarinetvibe.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicallyBlack

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you
don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's
a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to
art." - Charlie Parker

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