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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-07-29 00:17
bbillings wrote:
> "Should the advancing student modify their technique to a
> standard mouthpiece or find a mouthpiece that makes their
> playing easier?"
>
Since these are "just some philosophical questions," I'll try to give a general, philosophical answer (I apologize for the length):
To begin, it depends a little on what you mean by "a standard mouthpiece." And what technique of the advancing student you have in mind. It also matters who you're including as an "advancing student." Does that describe a level the student has already reached or only that he's getting better steadily (which could include many virtual beginners)?
I'll let you clarify the first and third parts. As to a student's modifying his technique, I'd suggest they are modifying the technique to conform to standard concepts of playing rather than to the mouthpiece. The mouthpieces I would consider "standard" are ones that are designed to support widely accepted ideas of clarinet tone and response, based on generally recognized influences and exemplars in whatever musical genre the student is pursuing. An advancing student will find ways to produce the sounds and styles he wants to produce provided that the equipment he's using (you have to go beyond the mouthpiece) isn't actually interfering in some specific way.
In a sense, all the advice about trying different mouthpieces (or substitute reeds, barrels, ligatures, instruments, even bells) is a little overwrought where students are concerned. Experienced players with formed opinions about sound concepts and expectations about response comfort have criteria for choosing among the myriad choices available today. A student with considerably less experience has necessarily less clear criteria on which to base his decisions. Musical playing is possible on nearly anything of decent quality that's available today. The choice isn't important until the student has reached a level at which he has reasons for them.
An advanced student (depending on what students you meant) has probably already been indoctrinated well into the realm of standard concepts and has already built his technique to some extent around them. At that point, he isn't so much modifying his technique as trying to accommodate individual physical characteristics and to limit the restrictions his equipment places on him.
Karl
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