Author: jonathan.wallaceadams
Date: 2017-02-19 02:28
Hello, all! As I've said in older posts, I'm a Junior in highschool who's been playing for just past 2 years. I'm learning a lot very quickly and the most recent thing that I've learned is that the Poulenc Clarinet Sonata is too mature of a piece for me. An instructor listened to me play it (I have all of the rhythms and notes down, there is no real strain from a technical standpoint) and commented saying that though I'm a fairly relaxed player, she could see and hear that I was slightly intimidated by the piece (which, honestly, I am.) She said "you seem like something is chasing you," and that "this piece is too mature for a highschool Solo and Ensemble competition."
I completely agree with her, but I don't want to play a piece and not give it the respect that it deserves, so I ask: how does one have a mature sound and how does one view a mature piece? Today was my solo and ensemble competition and I got a 1 (3 being the worst and 1 being the best), however I didn't get to go to state because I didn't memorize it. Any thoughts?
This is more of a music and expression question than a clarinet question.
Thank you!
Just an aspiring student.
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