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Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-08-26 13:42
I started the Charles Niedich Play with Pro Fundamentals course. It costs $30 and is downloadable from their site. It has 11 courses, each about 10 minutes long. Although they call it a fundamentals course, I don't believe it is appropriate for an absolute beginner who is just familiarizing themselves with the clarinet. In fact, I believe it is more appropriate for a student who at least has begun to approach the subtleties of the instrument. In that regard it would be appropriate for someone at any level short of accomplished professional (although a pro might also well be interested in some of Mr. Niedich's theories). Mr. Niedich is an unaffected, humble, straight forward teacher unlike Mr. Gilad who also has a fundamentals course offered with Play with a Pro. Mr. Niedich deserves a listen from many people on this board and I can say this after only gone through a third of the course. The first sections include learning to get partials by only using the embrasure, tongue and mouth placement. - learning how to back off lower jaw tension, - learning some good breathing tips and learning to be free and expressive even in the way we move hour fingers on the horn. (Much has been said about Niedich's theory that high lifting of the fingers is not a mortal sin and he explains why this does not destroy speed or technique in all but a few trill situations). It would be interesting to hear about other people's experiences with Play with a Pro and Niedich in particular.
Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com
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Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-08-26 14:41
I forgot to mention that Niedig means "envy" in German, but in parts of Germany, niedig is pronounced identically to Niedich and the two sounds become interchangeable. I feel most clarinet players would be "envious" of Mr. Niedig-Niedich's technique, feeling, tone and ability to verbalize his ideas.
Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2012-08-26 18:11
Garth- thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.
By the way, "neidisch" is the German word for jealous, not "niedig". I know we're not supposed to correct spelling here (eg. embrasure), but it would be nice if people spelt Charles Neidich's name correctly.
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Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-08-26 21:39
I apologize for giving out wrong information. I learned Spanish by reading and the process took twenty years to get to a conversational level. I started learning German by Rosetta stone but found there wasn't enough speaking involved, so I switched to a 100% conversational method, Pimsleur. As a result, I'm never exposed to written German and no nothing about spelling. I prefer learning a language without learning rules. Instead the Pimsleur approach teaches sort of the way a child learns. Listen, understand, respond. Mr. Neidich does spell his name ei, not ie and the word for envious or jealous is ei too. Thank you.
Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com
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