Author: Buster
Date: 2013-01-16 21:43
Come on guys, there is far more to playing jazz than merely adding vibrato, bends, glissandi and what not; and listening to skilled jazz musicians will bear out a key fact glossed over by many- these tonal modulations are only effective when used in a manner that reflects the text, if there is any; or is "hand in hand" with the relationship between the melodic line and harmonic progression.
The ability to manipulate the sound to achieve these "affects" that are typical in jazz can indeed help your Brahms and Mozart; I can't see any harm coming from gaining flexibility in your approach to the clarinet!.... though learning all these "techniques" only to not use them outside of the laboratory setting may be one of the most beneficial results that comes to light.
Practicing improvisation, which is a sorely misunderstood pursuit, will most definitely help your ability to more clearly understand the structure of classical compositions. You learn to "hear" how your part in a larger-scale work interacts with other voices, the harmonic context, and the large-scale structure itself. And you can approach score study with an even keener eye.
-Jason
Post Edited (2013-01-16 21:54)
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