Klarinet Archive - Posting 000913.txt from 2003/06

From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Left, Right or mixed handed?
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:14:02 -0400

Having played for a couple of leftie conductors over the years, I'd second
the suggestion that, while it looks different at first, I quickly get used
to it and feel no confusion or discomfort. Yes, the beat pattern is
reversed, although if you think of up, down, in and out instead or up, down,
right and left, the patterns are consistent. But I generally only rely on
the beat pattern, if at all, for the first and, maybe, the last beat of the
measure. I think you can read tempo, musical character, and anything else
you need from the conductor without the right-left orientation of the inner
beats making any real difference. There are many right-handed conductors,
after all, whose beats are not clear as to direction, especially if viewed
from the side.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 5:59 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Left, Right or mixed handed?
>
>
> At 08:33 AM 6/25/2003 -0500, Christy Erickson wrote:
> >Stephanie, I think this is an example of how an ignorant teacher can
> >discourage a student without realizing it. The right-arm traditionally
> >conducts the beat pattern (a left-brain skill in most people)
> but if those
> >brain lateralization skills are reversed, which DOES happen, it
> would make
> >sense that some lefties would want to conduct with the left hand.
> >Personally I don't see any reason it would make a huge
> difference to anyone
> >except the teacher who insists that's the way to do it only because it's
> >conventional.
>
> It makes a difference to the people being conducted. Of course, every
> conductor is different and must be adjusted to, but this is
> really a major
> difference. And does a leftie conductor reverse the beat
> pattern, as would
> seem logical, or would a 4/4 beat still go down, left, right, up?
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
>
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