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Author: sel
Date: 2002-08-29 18:34
im a band student, im in gr. 9 and im probally one of the top clarinetis in our school, i think its amazing to play music and i also play other instruments and i think everyone should, anyway to the point, my band is not very good(sorry to my school) and it goes way to slow , i was wondering if anybody has any tips on playin clarinet , on better tones or embouchure and stuff like that.
have fun tootin your horns
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Author: Meri
Date: 2002-08-29 21:44
The band may not be good as a whole, but are there individuals that are also strong players? Sometimes a band that is weak overall may have 3 or 4 other strong players. You could get into doing chamber ensembles(particularly duets or trios) or even asking one of the students in your school who studies piano (and is at a relatively high level) who would like to perform music for clarinet and piano.
Get a good fingering reference, such as the one at <www.wfg.woodwind.org> or the one from David Pino's book. Listen to good recordings. Work through the Hite Melodious & Progressive Studies. And, if you can afford it or your parents are willing to play for them (and you aren't already), consider private lessons.
Meri
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2002-08-29 22:18
sel: Meri mentioned the David Pino book, which is quite good and one of the least expensive Clarinet references now available. It is loaded with information, published by Dover, titled *The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing*, and it sells for US$9.95. It is well worth the price of admission.
Meri: to include a link, you must not only put it between the acute brackets (upper case comma and period), but you must also precede the address with a prefix, such as http:// or ftp://. If you do not, the whole thing will vanish on the screen display.
Regards,
John
who learned the hard way (thanks, Mark)
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