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Author: chumbucket804
Date: 2005-01-14 01:25
hey everyone! I am currently in the 10th grade and I have been playing clarinet for 4 years. for this year's winter concert we are playing Vesuvius- Frank Ticheli, O Magnum Mysterium- Morten Lauridsen and Themes From "Green Bushes"- Grainger. as you may know all three of these pieces are pretty demanding for clarinet. my concert is in less than two weeks and i dont think my "chops" can make it all the way through. any advice on building up endurance in a short amount of time would be much appreciated. thanks in advance,
eliz
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2005-01-14 03:18
Remember, while rehearsals may be several hours, a concert with that music may only last 30 to 45 minutes. You'll probably be able to handle it.
-Robert
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Author: mattahair
Date: 2005-01-14 10:40
Yeah, you'll probably be OK. But just in case you could always do some exercises to build your embouchure a little (it helps improve your tone, also). Just remember, low and slow. At the end of each of my practice sessions I go through a "warm-down" session where I hold out long tones in the lowest registers of the horn. This quickly fatigues the embouchure muscles, esp. if you have been practicing hard (and depending on your endurance level). It's the same concept as going to the gym and working out: you’re fatiguing the muscles in your mouth so they will come back stronger. A stronger embouchure will lead to improved tone and endurance.
Hope this helps!
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Author: William
Date: 2005-01-14 15:27
Endurance has to be built over the "long haul" of regular, consistant practice. If you stick to a well designed schedule, there is no reason for not being able to play for hours without becoming fatigued. There are no short cuts to true performance endurance. Just ask R Stoltzman who has offered that he practicies ten hours a day to become (paraphrased) *all he can be*
However, for the moment you may take a cue from the athelete who stretchs out before the game, warming up the musclesl for better withstand the rigours of competition. For me, that means warming up the embouchure muscles by playing some long tones--low, medium, high--and a few scales, arpeggios and even some passages from the music to be performed that may be concerning. This pre concert "stretch" also warms up your reed and clarinet so that you will be closer to "in tune" and your reed will settle in to its regular playing strength, rather than "just out of the case" strength. This may help your chops "cut it" for the long haul. Good luck with your concert.
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