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Author: ClariYES
Date: 2015-09-09 21:50
I'm in a class where i have to do a research proposal with sources for my semester project. It's not going to develop any further really than that, as in I don't have to do am actual dissertation or anything.
I was wondering if anyone has had to do something like this and can tell me what you did to get my brain thinking. Or if you have any suggestions. I'm just kind of lost. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2015-09-10 02:10
How about a research topic about research topics found by using the woodwind.org search function? No kidding, you could do that.
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2015-09-10 04:38
I once had a class in 19th century music, and I did a long paper, over several weeks, about Weber's clarinet music. I then did a quick survey of 19th century clarinet music from Weber to Brahms. There was nothing particularly original about what I did, but that wasn't an issue for this class.
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2015-09-10 05:21
Pick a subject that hasn't been done to death. One good one would be on the Paris Conservatory professor Jean Xavier Leferve, who wrote an interesting method book for clarinet and some beautifully-crafted sonatas, quintets (cl. and string quartet), and clarinet concertos that are still neglected though very much worth listening to. FInd out if Leferve still played the mouthpiece with the reed facing up against his top lip rather than down as most people do today. Both the Swiss clarinetist Edward Brunner and the German clarintist Karl Leister have recorded a selection of Xavier's sonatas for clarinet and piano, and Brunner has done some of the clarinet quintets too. Not sure if any of the concertos have been recorded, but you can also research that.
Of all the authors of clarinet methods, J. X. Leferve was arguably the best composer for the instrument.
Post Edited (2015-09-10 16:05)
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2015-09-11 17:37
From our recent discussion on biting, air speed, metaphors. Explore one of these topics.
Freelance woodwind performer
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2015-09-11 18:39
Research boils down to asking a question then designing a study or experiment to find the answer. Surely, by now, there is something about the clarinet, or its history, or literature, or .... that you are curious about. Put that in the form of a question (hint: narrow and specific is good) then figure out what you need to do to find the answer. I think you'll find that the sources will take care of themselves. And who knows, if you do this the right way, and your question is an original one, some day you may be able to develop what you've done for this assignment into a dissertation.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2015-09-11 19:32
I remember back in the good old days of the klarinet mail list, Dan Leeson would scold students to learn to do their own research. There is far more to be learned in having to rack your brain, to do some searching in journals, texts and online to find something that sparks your own thought process. You will gain a deeper knowledge and have a greater enthusiasm and sense of ownership of the results.
Ah, the good old days!
(now excuse me while I go yell at some kids to get off my lawn!)
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Author: brycon
Date: 2015-09-11 21:20
If your professor isn't asking you to write a paper, i would assume that the purpose of the assignment is to see how well you use your library's resources (Grove, IIMP, thematic catalogs, bibliographies of composers, etc.--in other words, how well you can research). So it really doesn't matter what you choose: any boring clarinet topic would suffice.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2015-09-13 20:43
An assignment giving you that much freedom gives you the perfect opportunity to satisfy your own curiosity. When you play the clarinet or read about the clarinet, what things do you not understand? What makes no sense to you? If you're curious about something, then it's automatically not a boring topic (well, maybe it's boring to people who don't know squadoosh about music, but fortunately, you don't have to write for those people...) -- and chances are you're not the only one who'd like to know more.
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
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