Re: Practice Techniques
Bert Ligon ( BLigon@mozart.music.sc.edu )
Wed, 12 Feb 1997 08:50:33 -0500
>I think though that people should go up to their favourite players
>after a concert or say during a masterclass and ask them how much
>time they have spent practicing things in 12 keys.
>
>I did that and found that without exception, nobody that I talked
>to practices things in 12 keys. I'm not saying that people don't
>but that is from my sampling of opinion.
>
>Most people will tell you that playing for singers helped them be
>more comfortable in other keys.
>
>I think too, one should take any practice technique and ask your
>favourite players if they do that.
>
If something can help your playing, I would not care if my favorite player
ever did it or not. My goals may be to do things that my favorite players
have not done yet.
Bert