[musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
Stephanie
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Thu Dec 12 05:27:39 UTC 2013
What do your parents say about this? Can you get support from them?
Steph
----- Original Message -----
From: marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com>
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Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:44 pm
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
>
> But that's the thing, I don't know any braille music. Nothing.
> And I don't think my school would support me getting a braille
> music transcriber anyway.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
> To: Music Talk Mailing List <musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:29:58 -0800
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> Hello,
> If you already know time signatures, note values, key signatures
> and
> repeats in Braille, you can go and just get the Bettye Krolick
> Book for
> more advanced symbols.
>
> The Hadley school is not a conventional school, it is a school
> where you
> do assignments on your own and mail the finished work to a
> teacher for
> grading. You can do it all at home. It is free as well, but you
> don't
> have as much of a dialogue with your teacher.
> If you already know a little Braille music, I would tell your
> high
> school to get a Braille Music Transcriber, like Bettie Downing,
> and get
> all your band music transcribed. Even if you can't quite
> understand all
> of it, just reading through it will really help you. If you had
> a
> teacher like Steph or Sandra, you would advance super fast in
> your
> music. I can't say how much better having private teachers is VS
> doing
> everything on your own. For the first 3 years of my music major
> I
> learned everything on my own, starting from knowing nothing of
> Braille
> music to memorizing my first several vocal pieces. I've had a
> little
> over a month with Sandra and my whole concept of Braille music
> has
> changed and I really feel like I am just starting to learn music.
> Sighted teachers have no idea how to teach Braille music and the
> books
> are full of extra tidbits you didn't need to know or things you
> already
> knew about music.
> If you are in 9th grade, get on the Braille music ASAP. You will
> be
> thankful later on!
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
>
> On 12/11/2013 7:28 PM, marissa wrote:
>
> I am already in my school's band and have been for two years
> since
> eighth grade. I am in 9th grade. I know all that info.
> Ambashure,
> articulations, time signatures, rests, beats, counting beats,
> and
> more. My teacher never has time to teach lessons one on one,
> and I
> can't get music in any form, so right now, bands not that much
> fun,
> but it kinda is because of the music.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
> To: Music Talk Mailing List <musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:01:24 -0500
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> Hi Marissa,
>
> I have played clarinet for the past 9 years and now study it in
> college as a music major. Here is what I would suggest.
>
> What grade are you in school? Would it be feasible for you to
> join
> your school's band? This is how I got my start, and it's great
> because you have plenty of songs to work on, get to do it as a
> member
> of a group, and have a teacher who can assist you in getting the
> music/learning it.
> If not, then I would highly recommend getting lessons of some
> sort.
> They don't have to be from a professional clarinetist at this
> point,
> but even a really good high school or undergraduate/graduate
> college
> student would be able to pinpoint specific aspects of your
> playing to
> work on and give you music that can address these techniques.
> Playing
> melodies is just part of playing the clarinet or any other
> instrument;
> there are articulations, dynamics, and other things that need to
> be
> addressed in order for a piece to sound really good. Your
> ombiture
> (the way you position your mouth) has a lot to do with all
> aspects of
> playing, and it can take years to fix if you get into a habit of
> doing
> it the wrong way. (speaking from experience).
>
> If you're going to teach yourself music by ear, and learn the
> braille
> music code yourself (both things I have done) here are a few
> tips I
> found worked for me.
> Realize that the notes you are playing on the clarinet are
> different
> from a piano. If you've just picked it up and not had any
> instruction, and checked the notes you were playing on the
> piano, you
> may have thought that the note played without putting any
> fingers down
> on the keys is an F. It is actually a G in clarinet music, so
> just
> realize that although the pitch is an F the note will be shown
> as a
> step higher in any music. Brandon's example of the note Bb
> actually
> being a C (thumb and first 3 fingers of the left hand down) was
> also
> correct.
> It is great to start learning by ear, as it really strengthens
> your
> musicianship and pays off in a big way later on if you do it
> long
> enough. The more you do it the better you will get, but it is
> really
> helpful to challenge your ear. Learning in a band and having to
> pick
> out your part from others is a really good way to do this. It
> forces
> you to listen to the people around you, which also teaches you
> how to
> blend with others.
> For learning braille music, I primarily used books available
> from NLS.
> Titles included How to Read Braille Music, which has a great
> glossary
> of signs in the back, and the dictionary of braille music signs.
> It's
> really tedious to go through the dictionary, but it did a good
> job of
> exposing me to different signs.
> In general, stay away from youtube videos. While learning from
> some
> can be beneficial, a lot of the clarinet covers I've found are
> pretty
> bad in terms of tone quality and intonation, and the people
> don't
> usually do a good job of using articulations. Playing things
> for fun
> is fine, but when you're learning it is important that you work
> on
> these skills.
> There are also summer programs which are organized similar to
> camps.
> Braille Beats in Lapeer Mi is one, and there are a few others
> around
> the country. I know of a primarily jazz oriented program in
> massachusetts, and I heard of one in Louisiana too. Some others
> on
> the list may know of more. These programs are really fun, but
> do
> address braille music along with other music skills.
> Think of finding someone in your area who may know the code. I
> worked
> on it with a blind woman I know from my area one summer and
> found it
> to be really beneficial.
> Overall, if none of these things work out, just continuously
> expose
> yourself to the code. The thing that really helped me get solid
> in
> reading it was taking a music theory course in my senior year of
> high
> school, and the thing that really made the difference was
> reading
> something in the code at least 5 days a week. The more you do
> anything the better your skills will be.
>
> I hope these suggestions help. Feel free to contact me off-list
> with
> other questions.
>
> On 12/11/13, marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't want to go to a school, that's the thing. I'd rather
> teach myself.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephanie <naturelovingmom at gmail.com
> To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:37:36 +1000
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> I know hadley school for the blind also offer braille music
> course, although I'd never taken it.
> Steph
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com
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> <musictlk at nfbnet.org>eamusictlk at nfbnet.orgeysoft 9.4.
> Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:24 am
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
>
>
> I do not have a computer for skype, or a phone, or a camera,
> Wish
> I did
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephanie <naturelovingmom at gmail.com
> To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:27:57 +1000
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> Hi.
> First of all, the clarinet does sound different than a piano.
> Also, I teach braille music online via skype, feel free to
> email
> info at mitchellpianostudio.com if you want to find out more.
> Good luck with learning the clarinet!
> Steph
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com
> To: Music Talk Mailing List <musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:22 pm
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
>
>
> Well, I found that the clarinet and the piano have the same
> sounding notes. I tested it on my clarinet and the keyboard
> at
> my school. I can't read braille music and don't have anyone
> to
> help with that, but I think my aunt is getting me the book
> from
> NLS that teaches braille music.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
> To: Music Talk Mailing List <musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:04:34 -0800
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> Hello,
> It sounds like you should just be learning any melody lines of
> music.
> Just find Christmas songs or folk songs or pop songs and play
> them by
> ear. If you know Braille music, you can get the vocal scores
> from NLS.
> If you get a teacher, you could start working on more
> difficult
> music.
> But the more difficult music will require that you learn
> Braille
> music.
> Just realize that your clarinet probably sounds a different
> note
> than
> what is written, so if you find music for a piece in the key
> of
> C
> and
> you play it on the piano, it will probably sound on your
> clarinet
> as Bb.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
>
> On 12/10/2013 7:40 PM, marissa wrote:
> That's allright. (smiles) Do you know any songs? Meaning, do
> you know
> any easy songs on clarinet. I taught myself:
> River Flows in You
> Kiss the Rain
> part of Forever and Always
> part of Hedwig's Theme
> and made up two
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com
> To: "'Music Talk Mailing List'" <musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:12:43 -0600
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> Hello Marissa and everyone,
>
> I used to play clarinet, but it has been over 27 years
> since
> I
> touched one. Sorry I can't be more help.
>
> Mary Donahue
>
> "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
> Garrison Keillor
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of
> marissa
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:12 PM
> To: Music Talk
> Subject: [musictlk] Does anyone play clarinet?
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just wanted to know if anyone plays clarinet? I need some
> songs to
> try to
> play.
>
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