Klarinet Archive - Posting 000120.txt from 2006/05

From: "Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb" <gsecomb@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] fingers out of control !
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 19:41:38 -0400

Hi Gillian.
I have found with my own playing and that of my students that very often it
is not the notes themselves which are the problem (especially when you have
put lots of time into learning them) but the approach towards them, both in
time and mentally. If you are anxious, there is a very great tendency to
rush into the passage, actually starting it early, which unsettles your
rhythm, and strangely, even though you are ahead of the beat, makes you want
to rush the notes even more to try and 'catch up.' If this is the case,
your mind is playing tricks on you. Try being very deliberate about coming
into and starting the passage exactly on time, and you may find that there
is not really a problem with the notes themselves, but with rhythmic
stability BEFORE YOU REACH THE PASSAGE.

Good luck,
Geoff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gillian Craven" <gillian_craven@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 7:07 AM
Subject: [kl] fingers out of control !

> 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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