Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 2003/10

From: Gilbert Guerrero <gilster@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] [clarinet] Beginners?
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:35:00 -0400

Christy,

I continue to not make my point or you continue to miss it, or both.

I'm not suggesting that my teacher is better than another teacher.

I am only suggesting that a "just right" reed, when it can be located, is
better than a too hard or too soft one. To take your argument to it's
logical flipside, I substitute one word:

If the reed is simply too SOFT, they also won't have a clue that the problem
is NOT with them while they are sitting at home trying to figure out why
they can't produce much of a tone. As they may have problems of squeaking
and choking off the reed.

Best Regards,

Gil

On 10/9/03 9:57, the Carbon unit named "Christy Erickson"
<perickso@-----.net> wrote:

> I think it's fairly safe to say that most teachers could help a 7 year old
> student do this. The question is, how long could the child sustain that
> tone and how many tones could he or she play consecutively with that setup?
> I would rather err on the side of having a reed that is too soft, than one
> that is too hard or simply unplayable for a beginner. The parent can always
> get stronger reeds and of course you can adjust a reed to make it softer but
> when the kid goes home, they won't have a clue how to do this. If the reed
> is simply too hard, they also won't have a clue that the problem is NOT with
> them while they are sitting at home trying to figure out why they can't
> produce much of a tone. Christy
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