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RE: practicing

Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2001-10-29 00:42

Actually Sarah the method being refered to here by Carmen is properly named "slow synchro-motion staccato". One key ingredient was omitted from this description that defines the method as such.

When the tongue moves, stopping the note, the finger moves AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME as the tongue - hence the term, "slow synchro-motion staccato". The finger muscle is coordinated exactly with the tongue muscle in order to therefore "synchronize" the two. When the passage is sped up gradually, the discipline is kept and the tonge and fingers are automatically synchronized.

This was a method invented by my teacher's teacher, Daniel Bonade. He developed and taught it to the finest clarinetists of the day, one of whom was my teacher - Robert Marcellus. This method is sometimes misunderstood because of the lack of understanding about this important last ingredient that I've mentioned above.

Best of luck Sarah!

Gregory Smith

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