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[SaberStone9]

@sfan1

no it makes it easier to practice ur technique instead of on the weight of ur finger

other times ist may be hard for ppl

[sfan1]

He's an amazing clarinet player, but forgive me for saying this, there is just something wrong with people using a neck strap on a clarinet.

[MICHaeLDIZZLE]

Anybody know the name of that alto sax / clarinet duet?

[AZRobert1]

Glint, Roshanne Etezady

Robert Spring, clarinet, Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone

[nadja1316]

Whats his second instrument? Is it neccessary in the US to play 2 instruments to visit a university?

[KKMLandCompany]

I dont believe so. My friend is going to ASU on trombone only.

[porsche911sbs]

why do they have neckstraps?

[whoitisnot]

They take the weight off your thumb, which helps prevent and/or minimize stress and injury. If you are spending several hours a day playing the clarinet this can become a concern.

I've started using one in recent years due to pain in my hand, and have many of my younger students use them as well. It makes it easier to achieve the correct hand position for beginners.

[roaringforties]

I got around this same problem by putting an adjustable thumb rest on my clarinets. My pain went away almost instantly because I was able to put my thumb into it's natural position.

[pianomancuber91]

@porsche911sbs I can tell you from personal experience why. I am a clarinet performance major in my freshman year. I've been playing clarinet for nearly 10 years and played everything from Eb to Contrabass. At school, I'm playing Contrabass, contralto, bass, soprano, soprano sax, tenor sax, and piano. Playing hours each day wears on the hands and I developed tendinitis. A neck strap takes the strain off the thumb. If you are serious about clarinet, buy one. It will save your life.

[liemoe3]

The oboeist there plays the oboe like a kind of clarinet!

The position how he holds the oboe isn't that good I think...

[dodddd29383]

this guy might be the best American clarinet player with the exception of Charles Neidich.

[dusoda23]

Bob is one of the best musicians in the country for his particular instrument, the clarinet.

[gamills08]

Ha, I like how Dr. Tim McAllister, a current sax professor at U of A is in the audience of Dr. Spring's Concert at the end

[violinthief]

Peer review from the youtube community of experts can be quite tough. I guess we need to dig up old Benny, extract some DNA, clone him, and only allow those clones to perform the Copland. And shame on you for being a stage performer!

[saxoclar]

That is NOT how you play the Copland. Benny doesn't play like that. You classical guys, geez.

[AZRobert1]

The entire video was meant to show what research in a large university is all about. Sorry Old Jar Head, but to get people to listen to the new things that we commission, if you had listened to the entire video, you would have heard part of the result, we have to do something to get them there. You can't teach people who are not present!

Happy New Year!

[oldjarhead]

He can really puff his face...entertaining but is it musical? He seems more of a stage performer than a musician.

[jgsaxy]

yes. i think it is musical...circular breathing is no longer considered a trick, a la kenny g, but a necessity in many contemporary works. it is also quite helpful in standard rep.

[f0rever1nsane]

He's doing it so that he can take a breath without creating a pause in the music.

So, yes...it's musical.

No big, irritating gap of silence.