In a message dated 10/15/2000 10:19:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dgcsorcmgr@j... writes: dgcsorcmgr@j... writes:
<< He did comment at the last band concert that he played that he incorporated some of the "new" techniques in one of the longer passages that he had to play & it made it much easier. Whether he'll be entirely able to switch to a "singing" techinque of breathing when playing clarinet is yet to be seen as he doesn't play as much as he used to. >>
Good for him! Beware however, when one switches techniques, the amount of air decreases for a while, until the new technique kicks in fully. Everyone I ever taught this noticed it, so tell him not to panic, it WILL straighten out.
Suki T
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