Klarinet Archive - Posting 000371.txt from 2005/01
From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures--Important?
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:18:10 -0500
On 22 Jan, GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
> Jane, with one week to your audition, I would advise changing NOTHING! This
> is not the time to be making changes. Just practice and take the time to be
> really comfortable with the music on the audition list.
I agree -- well, I almost agree; you could easily decide to change your reed,
for example:-) And actually, that's not a bad suggestion -- why not put the
money you might have spent on a ligature into buying some extra reeds?
I have a slightly silly story about changing reeds: I was supposed to play in
a chamber concert in a village church somewhere, and on the programme was the
Debussy Rhapsodie. And, the concert was being recorded for later broadcast.
(I think the programme also included a newish clarinet quintet by a British
composer, so perhaps that was why.)
Anyhow, during the afternoon rehearsal I found that if I was honest, my reed
really wasn't up to the job of playing the Debussy, especially the job of
playing it both for an audience and for a microphone. But there was nowhere
to find and get used to another reed -- the other players were rehearsing
something that I wasn't in, and there were no facilities in the church
itself.
So, I screwed up my courage, knocked on a random door in the village, and
explained.
"Of course, you can use our front room!" they said. "Would you like a cup of
tea after half an hour or so?"
And the performance was much better than it would otherwise have been.
Tony
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