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Author: Kat
Date: 2001-12-18 23:40
Hey all you guys!!! I need a favor. My English class is doing a project for emails and I need someone who will write only two emails to me back and forth. I had recieved a girl from Germany, but she is not replying to any of my messages. Sorry it's not really clarinet related.
But this is. I was also wondering what the difference in sound is in clarinets, made out of different woods. My band director has a rosewood clarinet and it just sparked my curiosity.
Also another question for you guys. I would like to learn jazz, but don't really know how to get started. Any suggestions???
Sorry it's three different topics in one post, but I figured it would be easier.
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Author: Kat
Date: 2001-12-18 23:41
By the way the second two questions have nothing to do with the email project
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Author: Cindy
Date: 2001-12-19 01:06
Hey, I wouldn't mind doing the e-mail thing. And, I have found that with jazz, I don't really know what to do if you just want to do clarinet, but if you plan to do jazz bands, start up saxophone. Directors will be a lot more open to you playing in a jazz band on clarinet if you can double on sax. Just respond to this, and I'll send you an e-mail from my address
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Author: Stephanie
Date: 2001-12-19 03:54
Hey Kat. I wouldn't mind doing the emal thing either. Just contact me offline. Oh and I heard somehwere (can't remember, could have been pretty unreliable source) that rosewod has a "sweeter" tone. Does that make sense? Lol, and I 'm assuming that grendadilla has a dark kind of tone? maybe I'm backwards of just don't know what I"m talking about:) figures. :p
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Author: Laurie
Date: 2001-12-19 20:53
I'll do your e-mail project, I'm a senior in HS, from New York -
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Author: allencole
Date: 2001-12-21 11:06
On the jazz question, you have three courses of action that you can pursue:
1 - As far as purely learning jazz, the best way is to get recordings of a player you like, and work out what they're playing by ear. Benny Goodman and Pete Fountain are good choices, given their ability to reach the masses with a fairly simple level of technology. Benny Goodman is particuarly good because his recordings are so numerous and there are many slower pieces like Moonglow that are good for starting out with this.
2 - For a more academic approach, you have two separate subjects to pursue--jazz styling/performance practices, and jazz improvisation. For the first, I recommend Jazz Conception by Jim Snidero. The clarinet version of this book features a CD with Ken Peplowski demonstrating the etudes. You can get a look at the book at http://www.jimsnidero.com. For the latter, many a school kid starts with How to Play Jazz and Improvise by Jamey Aebersold, volume 1 of his play-along series. You can find this book at http://www.jajazz.com.
3 - If your goal is to get into your school jazz band, I suggest that you start learning to play the saxophone. It will come quickly to a good clarinet player.
If playing by ear is something that you don't currently do, try some of the activities on my website at http://www.jamschool.net. It's not a complete course, but it should provide you with a few starting points.
Good luck in your endeavors.
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