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From:  singersuki@a...
singersuki@a...
Date:  Mon Oct 16, 2000  4:28 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] FRONT FOCUS


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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