Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2005/10

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?sarah=20elbaz?=" <sarah@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] CLARINET TECHNIQUE FROM THE BEGINNING - interesting for clarinet teachers! .....
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 08:59:57 -0400

Dear Gudmundur,
You were understood. Some clarinet teachers think that the toung shouldn't be used at all at the begining
(for several mounth!) and the notes should be saparated by the air!
Thanks,
Sarah

> -------Original Message-------
> From: Guðmundur Þór Norðdahl <gnordahl@-----.is>
> Subject: Re: [kl] CLARINET TECHNIQUE FROM THE BEGINNING - interesting for clarinet teachers! .....
> Sent: 05 Oct '05 12:43
>
>
> Honourable list members!
>
> Few words because of some writing (misunderstanding) on early staccato
> teaching in the book “Clarinet technique from the beginning.”
> It’s clearly a misunderstanding that in my book I teach staccato on page
> five. It’s is simply not the case.  
>
> 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’s simply the first thing
> which has to be taught on every wind instrument.
>
> “Staccato” simply means: “short” i.e. the notes are played roughly half as
> long than they are written. It’s 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’s right.
> In my book the word staccato is mentioned on page 27 and 34 but it’s rather
> slow exercises and melodies which are ok for students who are ready to play
> such.
>
> Best regards
> Gudmundur Nordahl (senior)
>
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