Author: Ashley
Date: 2001-10-28 19:45
I agree with you, Allen, that slurring "unmasks" technical problems with fingers. That's why when I do my half hour of scale exercises, I slur them all and ignore the articulations in the books. It allows you to completely focus on your tone and the evenness of your fingers. However, I think that while that is an appropriate time to slur everything, I don't think that learning an articulated passage of a piece by slurring it is a huge benefit. You essentially have to learn it twice, once with the wrong articulation and once with the right one. I believe that if you want to isolate parts of your technique to improve them, it is best to use etudes like Rose or Kell Staccato studies. But there must come a point where the player can put all of their skills together and learn it all at the same time. Students need to learn to read and play music all at the same time, not learning different levels such as notes first, then articulation, then dynamics, then phrasing. I know that you did not suggest this, but the ideas are the same. As for trying to learn two things at once, if you start your practice slow enough, you will find that it is okay to do both at once.
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