Author: clarinetgirl09
Date: 2006-02-19 19:00
I'm only a Freshman in High School, and I love Mozart's clarinet concerto. I can handle it technically and musically (I have an understanding of musicality, and it just comes naturally also, which makes playing Mozart even more enjoyable). Can I play it as well as Emma Johnson? Probably 100% no! But that doesn't mean I shouldn't 1.) be allowed to play it (or even have a copy of it, as someone said). It's a piece that lets the player interpret musicality the more they play it. You can always interpret it another way. or 2.) be told that I'm too young to play it.
Just because you're young doesn't mean you're incappable of "learning" the piece.
I heard a recording of someone playing his concerto, when I wasn't "into" music, and if it weren't for that recording, I promise you I wouldn't be where I'm at right now. That could be the same situation for someone else. I was in 8th grade (I'm in 9th grade now...I've come so far in this last year that I've tied with a Senior All-Stater). I wanted to be as good Emma Johnson when I heard that recording. If a young player with GREAT talent wasn't being challenged, it's hard for them (at a young age) to be interested. So, sooner or later, they might just forget about music altogether. That would be extremely sad. They weren't being challenged (and weren't taking private lessons), and they hadn't been introduced to the exceptional music written for their instrument. Not letting them listen to Mozart is hindering the next generation of musicians' musical development.
Why would you not want to introduce them to Mozart? Too young? That shouldn't mean anything.
This is coming from someone who loves Mozart. And this is also from personal experience. I'm just saying, Mozart's work is a learning experience. And something that should be cherished, and not kept from young musicians.
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