Author: Adrian
Date: 2006-01-25 01:15
I was a student of Dave's for five years. He was my only teacher.
Obviously, I played double lip, which meant five years of long tones, soft fingers, delicate phrasing. Technique and sight reading were important, but certainly nothing compared to what he called "singing". It was all about tone. Play fast without tone, and you're just a fast player. Play with tone, and you're an artist.
The embouchure he helped me develop allowed me to play standing, sitting, and marching (in my military days). All the talk of double lip being difficult is meaningless when you learned from a master. He taught me to play the clarinet the way he was taught to play the clarinet.
During his days at the City Ballet, the pit would be empty during intermission except for the principal clarinet, who would be running through exercises, or trying reeds, or maybe just enjoying playing the clarinet for the enjoyment of playing the clarinet.
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