Author: sfalexi
Date: 2010-09-06 03:10
Just a rant. Don't go crazy like me on equipment and mouthpieces. Find one that does everything you NEED, and work with it. In the past four weeks, I've realized with the help of a teacher that there are FAR more important things for me to focus on "what mouthpiece" I'm playing. I spent the past four weeks rotating between four different mouthpieces, all great. And no matter which one I play, I sound like me, and I can do what's asked from my teacher.
And four weeks of working on OTHER things (like, GASP! technique?!) has done wonders to my playing. Using the techniques shown to me, and working on the things he asked me to work on, I feel more comfortable playing. I'm also more relaxed, and I have much more confidence in my playing. And the end result is that I can tell I'm making a much more positive contribution to all my groups.
And those lessons were worth MUCH more than finding the "best possible mouthpiece". I shoulda invested in lessons over equipment a LONG time ago.
Learn from my mistake young'uns (young in the the years of playing clarinet, not chronological age), and invest in some lessons!
Alexi
PS - Yes. I FULLY intend to continue.
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