Klarinet Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2004/02

From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Rhythmic Help Needed
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:30:11 -0500

Dr. Bleich, I suggest that you subdivide the measure and count the 8th
notes as the primary beat instead of the slower quarter.
Then make the 32nd note at the end of the beat and quickly.

But I'm going to also say why the heck are you playing the Rose Etudes
as a starting Clarinetist?????

You should be playing the Hite Melodious & Progressive Studies book 1
and 2 as well as the Galper Clarinet Method book 2 (or even book 1
towards the middle of the book) to get the proper background for
Rhythms as well as phrasing before tackling the harder Rose (which are
Hite's Artistic Studies Book 1 to be played after the
melodious/Progressive book).

Too often teachers who don't really know the literature at all for
intermediate studies throw their students into playing works that they
are familiar with instead of what the student should be playing for
their level.

David Blumberg (ICA's only teacher under 30 yrs. old to have a winner
of the Young Artist Competition back in 1992)
http://artists.primetones.com/blummy

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From: hbleich@-----.harvard.edu [mailto:hbleich@-----.harvard.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:11 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Rhythmic Help Needed

Gentlepersons,

I am a beginner who lacks rhythm and can't count. My previous teacher
had
words for rhythms. In 6/8 th time, to play a dotted quarter note, an
eighth
note, and then a quarter, he told me to think "Amsterdam." He used to
say,
"If you can't say it, you can't play it."

My present teacher wants me to play the Rose Etude No. 6 (Book 1, From
the
French School). In 3/4 time, it has measures that consist of 16th and
32nd
notes, and 32nd rests, that interleave with measures of 16th notes in
triplet rhythm. My tendency is to slip it all into triplet rhythm.

Does anyone know of words that I can think to help me play this
infernal
etude? Words that will beat a 16th note, 32nd rest, 32nd note; 16th
note,
32nd rest, 32nd note, etc., without slipping into triplet rhythm?

With much appreciation.

Howard Bleich, MD

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