Klarinet Archive - Posting 000450.txt from 2010/09

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Improvising in Mozart's clarinet music
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:50:04 -0400

It is stories like this that made me stiff and terrified anywhere
around people.... Call me sheltered. I don't care. -Jenniver

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Tom Bassett <bassettt1@-----.com> wrote:
>
> Mr./Dr. (?) Leeson,
>
> I have thought of improvising on the Mozart concerto before. =A0My main r=
easons for that was because ( I am a huge fan of baroque music) often, on t=
he repeat of a section you would embellish in baroque. =A0Since classical i=
s overlapping that time period I always thought on the recapitulation it sh=
ould be a little different.
>
> My problem is since I am still an amateur player, do you still suggest th=
at I would improvise? =A0I've always been one to say to just do it how you =
always will. =A0However, when I change simple things like a forte or a stac=
cato I get remarks from various teachers to the effect of ... "oh God, who =
told you to do THAT in that measure??!?!"
> Someone may fall off their seat if they hear an extra note that isn't on =
the page. =A0So I guess my question is, would you say that for young player=
s, we should still learn it cut and dry or learn (the right way) to elabora=
te?
>
> Tom
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