Klarinet Archive - Posting 000016.txt from 2004/11

From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] confidence in the band program
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 15:38:50 -0500

At 02:16 PM 11/1/2004 -0600, Lacy, Edwin wrote:
>From: kurtheisig@-----.net
>
><<<On our studio walls we keep a statement of Claude's that he said so
>often we had them made up and he signed them.....
>
>"Put them on the best mouthpiece you can find and never change it!">>>
>
>The question is, "The best mouthpiece for whom?" The teacher? The
>beginning student or the advanced student? Or some other performer? As
>far as I have ever been able to determine, there is no mouthpiece for
>any instrument that is best for every player in every situation.

Well, there is always the extreme opposite end of trumpet playing as taught
by William Vacchiano (trumpet professor at Juilliard for almost forever).
Change your mouthpiece as often as possible! [Disclaimer: Do not try this
at home. We're trained.. well.. we're trained.]

I think we all do what Claude Gordon suggests. We find the best mouthpiece
we can for any given situation and use it. Best meaning, of course, best
for us.

Bonade use to require that all his students (Juilliard students, at least,
I'm not sure about his private students) use Bonade brand mouthpieces. No
conflict of interest there!

Ah for the simpler days,

-Adam

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