Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 2006/05

From: "Bruce M" <bmcgar@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] fingers out of control !
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 17:52:07 -0400


Gillian,

At times like these, sometimes it's best to take a day off and not play at
all. It sounds as if you're getting so anxious that practice has become
counterproductive.

Also, are you making yourself try to play the runs faster than is necessary?
It's better (and in most cases perfectly proper, musically) to slow down to
the point at which you play accurately instead of swiftly.

Take a day off. Then, when you go back to the piece, only do what you're
able to do, not what you think you "must" do. You'll almost surely get a
better evaluation than you would if you try to play faster than you're able
to cleanly and fumble the runs.

B.

>From: "Gillian Craven" <gillian_craven@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] fingers out of control !
>Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 22:07:41 +0100
>
>Hi!
>I am doing a recital/exam on thursday and have a huge problem with the
>Debussy premiere rhapsodie. Every time I get to to the semiquaver runs my
>fingers lose control, I rush and it all gets very messy. I practise them
>for hours with metronome slowly, then faster but still mess it up when I
>put the piece altogether.
>Just wondering if anyone has any other advice apart from doing them slowly
>with a metronome. This is obviously very worrying!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Gillian
>
>
>
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