Klarinet Archive - Posting 000117.txt from 2006/05

From: "Bill Foss" <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] fingers out of control !
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 18:34:01 -0400

Wonderful advice !

Bill Foss
US Army Retired
USC Aiken, Clarinet Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce M" <bmcgar@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:43 PM
Subject: RE: [kl] fingers out of control !

>
> 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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