The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Author: NorbertTheParrot
Date: 2008-12-19 07:54

Noverbuf - what MAY be happening is that the E/B key leaks when you push it down gently, but stops leaking when you push it down hard (with the gorilla grip you refer to).

It may be that you are pushing it a different amount under different circumstances. It may be that, when you overtighten your embouchure, you relax your grip.

The first thing is to sort out the leak. There is no sense playing an instrument that you don't feel you can rely on. Not merely is it frustrating, it will teach you bad habits, like playing with a gorilla grip.

Tony wrote, and he is absolutely right, "A particularly direct example of how 'worrying' can be a difficulty is that it very often stops you blowing properly."

In particular, if you worry about your instrument, you will play badly. You will be thinking, "This next note is a difficult one, I must play it with extra care" - and that is exactly the wrong thing to do.

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics

Author

Date

Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-17 11:13

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-17 11:37

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Nessie1

2008-12-17 12:22

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

skygardener

2008-12-17 12:29

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-17 12:43

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-17 13:02

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

kdk

2008-12-17 13:15

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-17 15:03

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

kdk

2008-12-17 16:15

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Dileep Gangolli

2008-12-17 15:09

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Bob Phillips

2008-12-17 15:44

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Roys_toys

2008-12-19 19:37

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Margaret

2008-12-17 15:51

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

smoreno

2008-12-17 15:58

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

stevensfo

2008-12-17 17:04

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

JJAlbrecht

2008-12-17 20:23

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

stevensfo

2008-12-17 17:12

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Travis

2008-12-17 17:27

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

CarlT

2008-12-17 17:27

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Nasubi77

2008-12-17 17:57

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

ww.player

2008-12-17 20:34

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

kdk

2008-12-18 01:24

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

weberfan

2008-12-18 02:31

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-18 07:11

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

kdk

2008-12-18 11:55

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

DavidBlumberg

2008-12-17 21:18

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-18 07:28

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-18 07:35

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Nessie1

2008-12-18 08:01

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-18 08:04

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-18 08:26

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-18 08:55

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

janlynn

2008-12-18 11:25

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

skygardener

2008-12-18 12:02

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Tony Pay

2008-12-18 16:43

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-18 12:23

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-18 12:23

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-18 12:46

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Katrina

2008-12-18 14:01

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-18 16:51

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Tony Pay

2008-12-18 19:35

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-18 20:04

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Tony Pay

2008-12-18 20:15

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-18 20:40

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Tony Pay

2008-12-18 21:22

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

skygardener

2008-12-18 21:50

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noverbuf

2008-12-19 07:34

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

NorbertTheParrot

2008-12-19 07:54

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Noqu

2008-12-19 15:43

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

EEBaum

2008-12-19 17:43

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Rusty

2008-12-19 21:23

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Tony Pay

2008-12-19 23:41

Re: Is this an acceptable teaching method?

Lelia Loban

2008-12-20 12:49

Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale

The Clarinet Pages

For Sale
Put your ads for items you'd like to sell here. Free! Please, no more than two at a time - ads removed after two weeks.