Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2005/10

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Subj: Re: [kl] CLARINET TECHNIQUE FROM THE BEGINNING - interesting for clarinet teachers! .....
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 08:45:13 -0400


Honourable list members!

Few words because of some writing (misunderstanding) on early staccato
teaching in the book =93Clarinet technique from the beginning.=94=20
It=92s clearly a misunderstanding that in my book I teach staccato on =
page
five. It=92s is simply not the case. =20

The first thing to do when young pupils start learning to play on =
woodwind
instrument (and other wind instruments); is to prepare the tone i.e. the
start and the ending of each tone. The tongue is used to open and to =
close
the way the air, which creates the tone, goes. It=92s simply the first =
thing
which has to be taught on every wind instrument.=20

=93Staccato=94 simply means: =93short=94 i.e. the notes are played =
roughly half as
long than they are written. It=92s not the same as using the tongue to =
start
and end the tones. But of course the tongue is used when playing =
staccato,
portamento, spiccato and such. Teaching staccato comes later, that=92s =
right.
In my book the word staccato is mentioned on page 27 and 34 but it=92s =
rather
slow exercises and melodies which are ok for students who are ready to =
play
such.=20

Best regards=20
Gudmundur Nordahl (senior)

Here is possible to view pages from the book and listen to examples from =
the
CD. More pages will be added for viewing soon!=20
http://frontpage.simnet.is/gnordahl/

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