Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2016-02-10 08:02
By no means do I wish to disparage either Youtube or some truly informative videos of clarinet master classes that can be found on it.
Take Richie Hawley for example. Here's a guy who I think has lots to say to clarinet players and audience members that truly adds value to play.
But I have watched so many videos of so called master classes on Youtube where I think that absolutely nothing, or so little in value, or worse counterproductive advice is offered that it makes me mad.
I'm going to cite some of these videos, time permitting, in subsequent threads of this post. In the meantime, this one I happened upon today and it "got me going."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd00AxPPmxw
People, I want you to watch Ms. Luz Elena Sarmiento play Mozart 2. She is freakin' awesome. (I don't know her.) Then Zander comes in and starts talking about phrasing.
Just once, how I wish someone holding a Masterclass would, despite feeling the need to offer criticism because they're getting paid, take an awesome performance, and honestly say, "Bob/Mary, that was 'off the hook.' There is nothing for me to correct here. Opening my 'know it all mouth' could only risk harming things. I wouldn't change a thing."
Has anyone else felt this way on some so called Masterclass clarinet videos? Does anyone feel the same way here?
I'll bet some of you will rip roaring disagree with me....tell me I lack the acumen to even understand how much wisdom Zander is adding.
I'm not questioning that Zander knows what he's doing, and knows a lot more about music than me. I just don't think he added anything here.
3:02--worthless hand gestures
3:10--worthless head nod by audience member, unless they were acknowledging how well Sarmiento played.
3:13 (IMHO) Sarmiento nodding--but thinking--you've got to be kidding me maestro.
Oh--and although I completely forgive her, she's probably just site reading, I thought the pianist's first take at having the piece's voice (around 0:38) stunk and was NOT a model to build upon.
Post Edited (2016-02-10 08:03)
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