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Re: Relaxing while playing

Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2017-04-12 21:25

There are a lot of good comments here.

The problem can be how much muscle effort is needed to get a nice sound. Sometimes clarinet playing feels like doing yoga with a 15kg (33lb) weight around your neck.

Basic areas of posture and breathing bear attention. Long tones help.

Still, it can be tough to remember that you are in reality a musician trying to make cool sounds.

All the "gotta's" gets in the way: "I gotta remember to play that C# on the left." "I gotta remember to breath there." "I gotta hang on the stick." "I gotta stay with the singer." etc. etc. These make it tough to get in the slot and just make music. Even if you get there, it won't happen all the time.

And it isn't just clarinet: videos of Itzhak Perlman show him playing so wonderfully yet many times sweating over every note.

A vocalist friend's teacher told him to listen louder than he sings. This can help a lot.

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