Klarinet Archive - Posting 000017.txt from 2010/12

From: "Keith Bowen" <keith.bowen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sabine Meyer & movement
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:23:08 -0500

I did see/hear one player move so violently that the Doppler effect was
audible on the intonation. I would say that is the upper limit!

Keith

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From: Martin Baxter [mailto:martinbaxter1@-----.com]
Sent: 02 December 2010 15:40
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] Sabine Meyer & movement

On 25 Nov 2010, at 12:13, Kathy Williams wrote:

I'm sure the topic of movement has been done to death in this list, but
there is movement and there is excessive movement. As an offender in my
younger days, movement can be counterproductive if the excess of it
influence the sound. I feel it a great pity that instrumentalists are not
afforded the same movement and Alexander classes vocal students do. And I
found once I started recording myself visually, the movement reduced
dramatically. While some audience members close their eyes whilst listening
to music, the vast majority don't and I feel as clarinettists, we need to be
as aware of how we look on stage as much as how we sound.
Kathy
I'm in general agreement with you but I'd like to raise two points.
Why shouldn't music be taken seriously? Various people have made the
statement "music should not be taken too seriously." as if this were a given
fact. No-one has yet justified it.
Secondly would those who are not distracted by a player's movements be
distracted by another player's stillness?
MartinB
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