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Author: Jessica
Date: 2001-09-21 22:06
What's the difference? There are some obvious things, but... well, be blunt for me
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Author: ron b
Date: 2001-09-22 02:20
Jessica -
In my experience, it's being in the right frame of mind :]
When your attention begins to wander... stop. When you feel you can focus on your objective, tone quality, articulation, scales or whatever - go after it again.
- ron b -
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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-09-22 04:43
Well, to me bad practice it relative to the person. But generally I think practicing is practicing stuff you can already do well or don't need to practice.
Sara
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Author: willie
Date: 2001-09-22 06:15
It helps to have good intructor to start you off doing things RIGHT. For instance, I was not taught the proper way to tongue a clarinet when in school. I practiced and practiced and perfected the wrong technique. It took me quite a while (with the help a good instructor) to correct this. So when you practice, practice things the right way even if you have to go very slow and work your way up.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-09-22 11:54
It's also bad when you just mindlessly and mechanically play through the exercises just to get the time in. You need to study the exercise before and after to think about what you should do and what you should have done. You need to listen to yourself while you play.
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Author: William
Date: 2001-09-22 15:10
Your practice should always be focused with specific goals in mind for improvement. Otherwise, it is like starting out on a trip without first deciding where you need to go--aimless wandering with only getting more lost as the trip progresses. And, like it is helpful to have road map when embarking on a journey to show you the best route to take, it is advisable to have a teacher to guide your initial "miles" of practice. Good Clarineting!!!!!! (the focused, meaniful kind)
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Author: Bob Curtis
Date: 2001-09-23 01:22
Rehearse the easy things for a little (short) while to get yourself in the mood. Pick out the more difficult spots (those giving you trouble) and then focus on them, I mean REALLY focus. Go back to finish up by playing a section which you really enjoy just so you will leave with a good taste in your mouth (figure of speach). Now you, hopefully, have accomplished something.
Good luck,
Bob Curtis
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2001-09-23 23:59
Bad practise is:
Start without warming up (Scales, articulation exercices, intervals).
Practice at a tempo which is too fast (very few people do).
Play a full piece over and over when only one spot needs work.
Practice without a metronom.
Being satisfied when things sound ok but not great.
And much more...
Good practise requires:
Find a good time to practice, when you are well awake and "fresh".
A thorough warm up: scales, articulation and big intervals should be done befopre looking at any piece of music
A good knowledge of your abilities and a plan to improve your weaknesses and perfect your strengths.
-> work hard on the scales that give you most trouble, find a nice study in that key. Find a study that will make you improve some other part of your technique.
A disciplined attitude in the practice room.
-> do not waste precious time "playing around" and concentrate on small sections of the music you need to learn, work on those sections until they flow completely.
Of course have some piece you really like at hand and after a hard practice session reward yourself by playing something you know well and surely you will hear yourself improving!
Listen to a lot of music outside the practice room and inspire your musical phrasing and expression from the greatest. Listen to non clarinet music too!
There is no magic formula just hard work, change your practice schedule around a bit such that you don't get too obsessed or bored!
have fun!
-S
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