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Re: Technical Agility

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-04-01 21:54

Another "trick" I heard from a Russian colleague is to play the whole 2nd Suite on Bb transposing down a half step. I tried it briefly only to find that some of the chords got easier while some others got harder. I went back to my friend complaining rather steadfastly about this and he said one of the most profound things I've ever heard with regard to pedagogue, "then don't do it!" I guess if it works for you, thank Yuri the clarinet player.

As for the SLOW practice I differ from Ken quite strikingly. I say that the SLOW drill goes on and on (it is NEVER too late to practice a passage SLOWLY). And then at given points you can jump up to higher speeds to "check on learning" but to LEARN the part, you must constantly drill S-L-O-W-L-Y. To clarify my story, it took me years to learn what other fine players must have known early on in their studies about how to practice technical passages. There is NO short cut (as Julian Bliss emphasizes in a video you can find on YOUTUBE). The results will come weeks, months and even years down the road but you can feel a difference in just a month if you stick with it.

...............Paul Aviles

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