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Author: Ginny
Date: 2002-05-16 20:23
My son has recently started complaining about his (our) clarinet teacher. He does not like her approach to teaching what I believe is interpertation. She indicates that a note (such as an A) is not loud enough, and ending should be tapered rather than square and such. He sounds more musical when he does this. His beloved Russian piano teacher seems to get great musicality from him by saying (with a heavy accent) thing sort of like 'play theese scale as if it where a lettle bird who flies to its nest and lands softly so as not to hurt her babies' or some such.
He generally has more expresion in his piano playing and seems almost afraid to let loose on the clarinet.
What do you think?
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Author: graham
Date: 2002-05-17 07:18
I prefer the "lettle bird" school of teaching expression and musicality, but it does not work for every teacher or pupil. The key thing is to help a person find their own musical voice rather than teaching them how the teacher thinks it ought to go, but failing to inculcate own thoughts, responses, and ideas etc.
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Author: HAT
Date: 2002-05-17 14:12
The piano and clarinet are different instruments. Playing musically on the clarinet requires attention to many minute areas of technique such as air and support.
I doubt they can be taught the same way.
David Hattner, NYC
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