Author: mrn
Date: 2008-08-19 17:03
GBK wrote:
> With my beginners, I find that learning (or practicing) a passage using
> uneven rhythms unnecessarily complicates the problem.
That's probably true for beginners. In my case, I wasn't even introduced to the technique until I was already playing at a fairly advanced level.
I think this practice technique is more for players who already have a good idea (mentally) of the end product they are trying to accomplish (and who have already learned the notes through slow and deliberate practice) but need to work on achieving the muscle control to be able to keep everything even as they increase tempo (physically).
Ultimately, though, the goal is the same as what Bonade describes in "Clarinettist's Compendium" as a "snapping clean cut motion" of the fingers with one independent movement for each note. The difference, I think, is that with dotted rhythms, if you aren't "snappy" enough or your fingers don't move with sufficient independence, you get immediate audible feedback--so it *forces* you to develop those skills.
As GBK indicated, though, there are many ways to reach the same goal, and some work better for some than for others.
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