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Re: The (almost) insurmountable lick

Author: ClarinetRobt
Date: 2017-01-06 19:05

I know for decades I fought against learning Rhapsody in Blue. I hindsight I'm not sure why I was against doing anything jazz. It's such a crucial part of being a clarinetist...and frankly jazz is 'cooler' to the outside world. A couple of years ago we headed out to Burning Man and I was going to play with the "Playa Pops"...fun group (I played the unaccompanied solo "Blue Tongue"). My husband told me before going....you're going to need something to play on the fly because people are going to ask. I thought about the Baermann cadenza from Weber I or Copland cadenza. But no one would recognize it. So it became obvious I needed to learn Rhapsody.
I spent hours reading Bboard and practiced. After many failed attempts, I finally just dropped my tongue, supported my guts out and smeared my fingers. The impossible became possible.
Y'alls advise on here was invaluable. Now I get....play Rhapsody all the time. Kinda of funny. I feel like I have a stupid human trick for cocktail parties.

~Robt L Schwebel
Mthpc: Behn Vintage
Lig: Ishimori, Behn Delrin
Reed: Legere French Cut 3.75/4, Behn Brio 4
Horns: Uebel Superior (Bb,A), Ridenour Lyrique, Buffet R13 (Eb)

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