Author: kehammel
Date: 2022-04-08 23:50
Do you mean this piece, Winnie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXeWiixwEz4
One approach could be to watch and listen to this clarinetist, then immediately pick up your instrument and imitate what he's doing. If you watch his face and listen to his phrasing of the part, it seems as if he's telling a story, and that helps to give the music character.
Once, when I was having trouble playing a part well, my teacher played the part and had me imitate him. He then remarked on how much better it sounded.
Why would that even work, one might wonder? Certainly it's true that having technical control over one's instrument is critical, and no amount of "feel" for the music is going to cover up poor technique. My opinion (others may disagree) is that there's too much multitasking going on during a performance to think separately about every aspect of articulation, volume, phrasing and so on in real time.
Instead, having a mental picture of the whole musical passage serves as a kind of template or shortcut to make all the technical stuff work in the right sequence. One way to get that picture is to imitate a good player while everything you heard is fresh in your mind.
I've heard music referred to as a kind of rhetoric- the player is telling a story. If I'm telling a joke, for example, I might pause and give my listener a look before relating the punchline. People tend to enjoy the story even more when you do that. The clarinetist in the video is doing exactly that with his phrasing, even with his facial expressions.
Of course I don't mean that this particular player needs to be your model- You might find another performance that you prefer. Good luck with your solo, you'll do just fine!
Ken
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