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Re: Drills or practice tips to look further ahead??

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-08-04 05:07

Ben,

Don't worry about plateaus. Learning clarinet is not linear. There will be moments of great progress and......more plateaus.

As far a practice goes I would always endorse SLOW methodical practice. And what is slow? I think I have a standard SLOW that I default to around "quarter note = 60" and I play the fastest notes (whatever the printed length is) as if they are eighth notes. I even break up the sections into no more than groups of eighth and play that over and over. After many iterations, I will try around the recommended tempo, then go back to playing it super slow again.

The point is to make playing the pattern (no matter what it is) STUPID easy, whatever tempo that may be for you. Only perfect practice makes perfect. But don't get hung up on speed. Once your ear HEARS the pattern correctly, you can make a much larger leap in speed. You do not have to do the tired old "bring it up two clicks at a time."

..................Paul Aviles

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