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An Atypical
‘Performance’ Talk
Chris Arcand
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THREE PIECES FOR CLARINET SOLO (1919)
mvt. III
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
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(picture of concert hall)
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Handling
Complexity
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“Playing the clarinet is easy.”
- Burt Hara
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Complexity is on a
relative scale
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Don’t let initial complexity
scare you from diving in.
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Capriccio for solo clarinet in A (1946)
Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-1995)
(cuts added by C. Arcand for time constraints)
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Concentration
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“In the zone.”
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Maintaining concentration (deep work) is
exhausting.
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Balance
&
Quality
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Five Pieces for solo clarinet (1959)
IV. Singing
William O. Smith (1926-)
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Hero Worship
&
Imposter Syndrome
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Your heroes are
normal people.
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Your heroes don’t have
some super power that
makes them super amazing.
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Your heroes are not
inherently better than you
and understand things that
you never will.
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Your heroes have simply(!)
learned how to handle complexity,
concentrate deeply, and balance
themselves so as to create quality
work that you admire.
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• Handling complexity
• Concentrating (working deeply)
• Maintaining balance
• Understanding your heroes
• Dealing with imposter syndrome
and so much more…
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Tango Etudes for solo flute (1987)
Etude No. 3. Molto marcato e energico
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
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Thank you!
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