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Author: Clive
Date: 2007-05-19 09:50
Hi list
This is not clarinet specific so I hope you'll indulge me.
I am still at the "pre-pubescent" stage on the instrument, so clearly I can't do any of the following, but here's the query.
Although I don't play any instrument, I am reasonably musical in that- for a reasonably familiar melody- I can whistle or sing " all the right notes in the right order". This is an automatic process, and I never have to think about it.
However, I remember when fooling around on a keyboard some years ago, and now on the clarinet, my brain just doen't function that way, and I have little idea whether the next note should be up, down, or even the same, even though the melody is familiar. I confess that I am puzzled by this, but perhaps I shouldn't be?
In the fullness of time, I would dearly like to be able to play by ear, as well as more conventionally by reading a manuscript. So therefore I wonder if the ability to whistle or sing "by ear" will be acquired when I am more competent on the instrument or whether there is some physiological difference twixt these functions. As an aside: I mentioned to my teacher that I would like to be able to play by ear, and he replied that he simply had no idea how to teach someone to do this. Perhaps this is unsurprising for a professionally educated musician, but I did find it a little disappointing. Perhaps I am judging too harshly?
Your opinions would be welcome.
Clive
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