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Author: confused
Date: 2004-07-01 06:10
i play the piano, flute, piccolo, and clarinet. i've played piano 8 years, flute for 1 year, piccolo for 4 months, and the clarinet for 7 years. someone suggested i take clarinet lessons. i thought i'm already good on the clarinet, great in fact!! i have a good tone, can play from e3 to c7 easily and on a good day i get a c#7, and i am just about if not already at an advanced level. but then i thought i did learn clarinet from my band director who primarily played trombone. should i take lessons to perhaps polish my clarinet skills or learns things i didn't know already? anything would help
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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2004-07-01 07:09
If you've been playing clarinet for seven years, you probably don't need any lessons at this stage. Perhaps you should be giving lessons! The main things you will learn from a teacher are:
- tonguing technique
- articulation - when to use legato, when to stop a note with your tongue etc.
- when to use alternative fingerings
- tone production
- musicianship such as counting rhythms, what all the various symbols mean
If you've been playing for years, you probably know most of this already.
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Author: ~Heather ~
Date: 2004-07-01 15:34
lol, you almost sound like me on those instruments, piano- 8 years, flute-little over 1 year, picolo-6 months, clarinet-7 years. And I am also really good at the clarinet too. this is kinda scary that we both play the same instruments at the same times. lol! :D
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Author: amanda
Date: 2004-07-01 16:30
ok i have been playing: piano-1 month, flute-8yrs., piccolo-1yr., clarinet-4yrs, saxophone-2yrs.,and oboe-2yrs. i am section leader for the flutes and head piccolo, on my way to first chair alto in jazz band, and am first chair oboe. i consider myself very advanced at the flute AND I STILL TAKE LESSONS!!!!!!!!! i take lesssons on all the instruments i play! just like the saying "never to old to learn something new" you are never to good to take lessons and learn something new, even professionals consult other musicians for tips and ideas. everybody has their own way of doing things and different tricks up their sleeves and it wouldn't hurt you to learn some of them.
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Author: Amanda
Date: 2004-07-01 22:06
Pick an instrument and take lessons. Many professional and other high-level players take lessons for dozens of years. 7 years will get you to an advanced high school level, but to really be GOOD, you need to take lessons from a real clarinet player. How much can a trombone player teach you about an instrument he doesn't play? He can teach you rhythms and note names, maybe some stylistic issues, but not real clarinet issues.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2004-07-01 23:47
Take lessons. I've seen some very good players with very bad habits and a teacher can find and correct them. You might ask why bother if they play well. But what happens is they hit a limit on playing sooner than they need to. Another reason to correct bad habits is that as you mature, incorrect hand and wrist positions can lead to undue stress in the hands, wrists, and arms and cause problems.
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