Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 2004/04

From: "Tracy Jones" <tracyj_83@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] motivation
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:45:15 -0400

Thanks for all the comments, guys. I realized the other day that my "slump"
was definitely just me getting frustrated with my playing. I think we all
have those days where we think we sound terrible and we can't seem to find a
way to overcome that icky sound. My "ickiness" was definitely from playing
with too much tension in my throat and tongue, which is always my biggest
problem. And a few days of not practicing enough (or the right way) makes
the problem much much worse. The way that I overcame this was having a
really good lesson where I figured out that I was playing with too much
tension and I changed it and now i sound a lot better and I'm playing more.
I guess we all have times like this.
Thanks again,
Tracy

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