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Author: sömeone
Date: 2003-08-08 04:50
Hi people,
my question here is....most of our senses are engaged when we play an instrument, well here i assume playing the clarinet. Hearing helps develop balancing, intonation, and sense of tone. The embouchure is...well of course is....everyone knows....maybe....the hands? Finger dexterity is
nevertheless helpful when through breaks, jumps and those slurring etudes..... but my question is, is watching somebody good play helpful to us? What major factors should we persume from good players from our sight? I can see that the embouchure and how good players 'do' their face
are at some percentage similar. Any comments?
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Author: Gretchen
Date: 2003-08-08 14:43
I always watch the intense focus of a player. It's fun watching them concentrate and then hear what is coming out of the horn. Watching others perform is incredibly important because you can see their posture, their movement, their embochure (if you're close enough) their hand position, everything you just mentioned. And at the same time, you can listen and see the result of it all.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2003-08-08 14:54
Except.......some great clarinetists move around all over the place, eyebrows flapping, arms waving, I get seasick watching them......others hardly move a muscle, fingers barely bending, stock-still.......making great music also. I think most of it is showmanship (or professionalism, or 'emoting', or whatever you want to call it), the bottom line being, I don't believe there's much to be learned by WATCHING a great musician play --- listening is far more valuable. Besides, all the really important 'stuff' is happening inside their heads, and inside their oral cavities and lungs, where of course the audience can't see what's going on.
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-08-08 14:58
Watching is always helpful. One thing that I think a viewer will find striking is the level of relaxation and graceful motion in the fingers. Seeing this is worth its weight in gold--and it doesn't necessarily have to be on your own instrument.
Embouchures can also be examined, but Gretchen is onto something here. Watching a player has a lot of aesthetic value, and can help convey some of the emotion being put into a horn that might get lost in all the electronic audio.
Even watching the orchestras on TV is good. Attending a live recital is better. It doesn't have to be a celebrity, either. There are plenty of college students who are well worth seeing and hearing.
Allen Cole
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Author: William
Date: 2003-08-08 15:07
The old saying comes to mind--'Seeing is believing'
It may give strength to your own convictions to see someone play "all that stuff" rather than just hear it on a CD.
(I have no idea why)
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