Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 2005/05

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rubank Method: not all by Voxman
Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 20:56:47 -0400

Margaret Thornhill wrote:

> In a book with fewer than 50 pages, at least five are devoted to
> trills and grace notes, the darlings of the 19th century.(Klose also
> puts a disproportionate, by modern standards, emphasis on
> ornamentation.) How often does a 7th grade player ever hear a "triple
> grace note" (read that, "turn") let alone need to have one ready to
> improvise?

What do you mean "by modern standards"? Since a great deal of our
repertoire consists of 18th and 19th century music, it might be an idea
for students to learn to play it appropriately. Ornamentation and
improvisation is a key part of these works.

-- Joe

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