Author: David Peacham
Date: 2006-08-03 17:58
Question 1) - do you play scales and etudes daily?
About half of my practice time is etudes. I don't play scales much.
Question 2) - do you obsess about your setup to the detriment of your practise time?
No. I take good care of my clarinet, but I don't blame it for my inadequacies.
Question 3) - are you brand driven to the point of never trying an alternative, no matter how attractive?
I am not equipment driven. I buy quality stuff and play it to my limited ability. I don't try alternatives, not through brand loyalty, but because I don't amass equipment. In the case of reeds, I use Rico and Gonzalez regularly and Vandoren occasionally; I can't be bothered to try other brands.
Question 4) - do you consider fluency at scales and arpeggios has a discernable affect on your overall technique?
Main use of fluency in scales is make it easy to sight-read passages in horrid keys.
Question 5b) - if you encounter a difficult passage in a piece, do you jump in the deep end (for the thrill of seeing you don't crash) and then work through your mistakes
Jump in and make loads of mistakes.
Question 6) - is your clarinet playing:
a) for pleasure only (my pleasure, that is, whether it pleases anyone else is another matter)
Question 7) - do you take your clarinet on vacation with you?
Only if I have a gig shortly afterwards; I play only a handful of gigs a year.
Question 8) - where do you live (generally speaking)
England. Is that in Europe?
To answer Mike_Clarinet's question, I play in a community band. I am also starting to dip a cautious toe into the murky waters of the brass band world, but that's on the trombone.
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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