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Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2015-11-26 14:43
And all done with a straight face ! A wonderful parody of the silly habit of excessive body movement whilst playing.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2015-11-27 03:39
I think it should have an Adult age category classification. worried that some younger (and not so young) members will consider this as a tutorial !!!l!
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Author: CEC
Date: 2015-11-27 03:43
Very funny! Too bad he didn't cover his own "take the mouthpiece out of your mouth and shake your head between phrases" move
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-11-27 09:14
I wonder how many players, having watched this, are no longer able to perform as they always have without feeling self-conscious, or at least unable to concentrate properly on the music. Sort of like a golfer about to make a tournament win or lose putt- who has just been asked, "Why do you wiggle your left elbow on the backswing of all your putts?". Wouldn't matter whether he really did or didn't.
Stan in Orlando
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-11-27 22:58
I had been wondering how to become more visibly expressive in my performances, had actually considered seeking advice from a friend who runs a dance studio. After this video, I think I may leave well enough (or poor enough) alone.
Stan in Orlando
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Author: Johnny Galaga
Date: 2015-11-28 00:35
In other words, please, just everyone, stop with all the swaying crap already.
Post Edited (2015-11-28 00:36)
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2015-11-28 01:58
Tune in to 1min50 to see someone who has mastered all of these Dark Arts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_gm0NCabPs
While I appreciate the humour behind this, at the end of the day what is important to me is what the music sounds like (with my eyes closed). Even though Sharon Kam has mastered the "Lowenstern Method", I still find her music making riveting (without the visuals).
...which makes me wonder whether there is a certain amount of sour grapes behind this video- Lowenstern may be able to imitate the way Kam looks, but probably not the way she sounds?
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2015-11-28 02:10
Florent Heau is the grand master of them all; he can actually dance very well while performing on clarinet. See Florent Heau tap dancing on YouTube. In his "straight" performances he moves very little--just enough to let on that he is not a statue--something anyone could tell anyway from his very lively and technically wonderful playing. Example: Tico Tico Fuba Florent Heau arrangement on YouTube. One of my favorite players.
And, yes, not only Kam but Sabine Meyer too has been known to rumba around, expecially when standing, and few players sound as good as she. Maybe the
lampooning grapes are a little sour (and envious).
Post Edited (2015-11-28 02:15)
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Author: sonicbang
Date: 2015-11-28 02:24
Liquorice wrote:
'...which makes me wonder whether there is a certain amount of sour grapes behind this video- Lowenstern may be able to imitate the way Kam looks, but probably not the way she sounds?'
Listening to other videos of Lowenstern and reading his bio I don't think he has any reason to be jealous to Sharon Kam.
Mark
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2015-11-28 02:55
sonicbang wrote:
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> Listening to other videos of Lowenstern and reading his bio I
> don't think he has any reason to be jealous to Sharon Kam.
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> Mark
Yeah. Watched a few other videos of his. That dude can play!
For kicks, check out his ligature video. It gets a little ridiculous towards the end, but he proves a good point.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: earspasm
Date: 2015-11-29 07:07
Guilty as charged on the head glance. I just wasn't sure what to call it... "Annoying Head Twitch?" or maybe "Mom are you still watching?"
Post Edited (2015-11-29 19:27)
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Author: faltpihl ★2017
Date: 2015-11-29 21:25
This is the most entertaining clarinet video I've ever seen.
Great idea and well performed!
(I also appreciate all the other content of the channel, specially since I'll start try to learn playing bass clarinet as well when my Ridenour arrives )
Regards
Peter
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Author: JKL
Date: 2015-11-30 00:02
If you look at some other videos of this guy you will see that he ist always tempted to do in his own perfomances things which he is lampooning in this satirical video (notice that he is limited in movements by playing bass clarinet!). So it would be VERY stupid to take his advice to constrict your body movements (which is obviously his notion of "correct" playing behind the irony) literally as ideal for YOUR playing.
I am a player who likes - even loves - to move while playing. I think there are two aspects of movements:
It is clear for me that a physical action (for example moving the fingers on the clarinet for a scale) is more precise when it happens within a superordinated action (for example moving the body). Notice for example a tennis player expecting the service of his opponent - there would be no advanced player who would NOT move his body in this particular situation!
The second aspect is that your body DOES express emotions. there is no emotion which don't has an exterior, no emotion which has no physical equivalent. Why subdue this when playing clarinet?
So the only advice of this video is: be yourself, don't do things with are not coherent or harmonious with yourself.
JKL
Post Edited (2015-11-30 13:10)
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Author: earspasm
Date: 2015-11-30 16:23
Hi guys.
As usual, I'm required to explain my motivation behind one of my videos:
I'M MAKING A JOKE. THIS IS SATIRE.
I'm not saying that standing still is a good idea. I move around like a freaking moron when I play. WAY more than I lampoon in this video. Watch my performances and you'll see I have a few ticks of my own. More than a few.
And if you've ever watched my masterclass videos that I've posted -- or seen me give one -- you will know that I absolutely require that people move (naturally) when they play music. It helps give music the life it needs, or it will invariably sound wooden.
<Rant>
Clarinet players please, please, please. Music is not meant to be taken so seriously. Let's not take ourselves so seriously when we discuss it either. We're not curing cancer here.
(That's why I like to remind myself that it's called "PLAYING" music.)
Michael
</Rant>
JKL wrote:
> If you look at some other videos of this guy you will see that
> he ist always tempted to do in his own perfomances things which
> he is lampooning in this satirical video (notice that he is
> limited in movements by playing bass clarinet!). So it would be
> VERY stupid to take his advice to constrict your body movements
> (which is obviously his notion of "correct" playing behind the
> irony) literally as ideal for YOUR playing.
> I am a player who likes - even loves - to move while playing. I
> think there are two aspects of movements:
> It is clear for me that a physical action (for example moving
> the fingers on the clarinet for a scale) is more precise when
> it happens within a superordinated action (for example moving
> the body). Notice for example a tennis player expecting the
> service of his opponent - there would be no advanced player who
> would NOT move his body in this particular situation!
> The second aspect is that your body DOES express emotions.
> there is no emotion which don't has an exterior, no emotion
> which has no physical equivalent. Why subdue this when playing
> clarinet?
> So the only advice of this video is: be yourself, don't do
> things with are not coherent or harmonious with yourself.
>
> JKL
>
>
> Post Edited (2015-11-30 13:10)
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2015-12-01 01:59
Jokes often fail in person, especially satire. They fail miserably in text, especially when there are so many SERIOUS people reading it.
For example, what's the difference between a violin and a viola?
Even THAT will invite the disputatious.
(Thanks, Michael. That was a hoot.)
B.
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2015-12-01 02:46
I don't think Mr Lowenstern's joke failed at all. Satire, by definition, aims to ridicule a negative quality. I hadn't realised that he was ridiculing himself too! The fact that he is able to make fun of himself shows me that, as well as being a phenomenal bass clarinettist, he must also be a great guy!
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2015-12-01 06:19
You missed my point, but this is a good place to end this thread anyway.
B.
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Author: JKL
Date: 2015-12-01 12:39
O.k., I got you, Michael. I don't want to be a spoilsport. Anyway, I have a slightly different sense of humor (and I am not an English native speaker).
JKL
Post Edited (2015-12-01 12:45)
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2015-12-02 18:57
I tried the last thing he talks about and it didn't work, he's a phony. :-)
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: peergynt
Date: 2015-12-02 20:47
I was most disappointed to discover that my bass clarinet sound has not improved 100% - or even 110%, after incorporating the 'Around the Word' technique into my daily bass clarinet practice. Am I doing this right?
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