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Play with a Pro -Charles Niedich

Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-08-26 13:42

I started the Charles Niedich Play with Pro Fundamentals course. It costs $30 and is downloadable from their site. It has 11 courses, each about 10 minutes long. Although they call it a fundamentals course, I don't believe it is appropriate for an absolute beginner who is just familiarizing themselves with the clarinet. In fact, I believe it is more appropriate for a student who at least has begun to approach the subtleties of the instrument. In that regard it would be appropriate for someone at any level short of accomplished professional (although a pro might also well be interested in some of Mr. Niedich's theories). Mr. Niedich is an unaffected, humble, straight forward teacher unlike Mr. Gilad who also has a fundamentals course offered with Play with a Pro. Mr. Niedich deserves a listen from many people on this board and I can say this after only gone through a third of the course. The first sections include learning to get partials by only using the embrasure, tongue and mouth placement. - learning how to back off lower jaw tension, - learning some good breathing tips and learning to be free and expressive even in the way we move hour fingers on the horn. (Much has been said about Niedich's theory that high lifting of the fingers is not a mortal sin and he explains why this does not destroy speed or technique in all but a few trill situations). It would be interesting to hear about other people's experiences with Play with a Pro and Niedich in particular.

Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com

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