Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2014-01-19 11:42
I like your advice, Cooper. We do overlook this is favour of giving advice about commitment and passion. But commitment and passion will go by the wayside if your equipment is a stumbling block.
I am currently working on a blog post directed at doublers, with this being one of my points of contention. I had a colleague speak to me several years back, about a student she had, a clarinetist, who was wanting to become a doubler and was specifically working on oboe at the time. She was telling me she thought he had problems with tone and tuning.
"What instrument does he have?"
"It's an Armstrong, so you know, pretty good..."
"Well, there's half your problem. What reeds is he using?"
"Those red ones from *insert music store here*." (Ricos, in other words)
"Well, there's the other half of your problem."
Cue confused looks. I think she just thought I could give him some lessons and all would be well with the world. Pretty sure I couldn't make that equipment sound good, let alone a beginner.
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