Klarinet Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 2004/02

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] Rhythmic Help Needed
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 02:29:22 -0500

Am 05.02.2004 8:20 Uhr schrieb "Ormondtoby Montoya" unter
<ormondtoby@-----.net>:

> It may be (?) that your difficulty is related more to "multi-tasking"
> than to the basic concept of "counting". That is, too many things may
> be going on at once.
>
> Have you tried to focus on the counting problem alone --- by just
> clapping the rhythm with your hands or by tapping a finger? No need to
> have the clarinet in your hands.
>
> Or perhaps play a long tone --- constant pitch, no fingering, no need to
> use part of your mind for judging intonation --- and then tongue the
> rhythm at constant pitch?
>
> Are you using a metronome, such that you _hear_ (rather than imagine)
> where the note divisions should be?
>
There is also the possibility to use a notation programme where You can type
in the notation and practice the correct rhythm at different tempo.

Best Georg

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