Comments on: Blue Tongue http://www.barrysax.com Saxophonist & Composer Mon, 14 May 2012 09:42:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Maddy http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-3258 Maddy Wed, 04 May 2011 07:22:48 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-3258 Hi! I recently played Blue Tongue in the MSV 15 years and under competition for Woodwind. I was very excited to receive 1st place! Blue Tongue really is an amazing piece; one of the best pieces I have ever played as it has requires you to disassemble the clarinet and to perform theatrically which is lots of fun! I will be continually playing Blue Tongue in various competitions this year and it will be played for my Music Performance Exam in October-November this year. Thank you so much for writing this for clarinet. It has been such a fantastic challenge and more composers need to compose fun pieces like this! Maddy :) Hi!
I recently played Blue Tongue in the MSV 15 years and under competition for Woodwind.
I was very excited to receive 1st place!
Blue Tongue really is an amazing piece; one of the best pieces I have ever played as it has requires you to disassemble the clarinet and to perform theatrically which is lots of fun!
I will be continually playing Blue Tongue in various competitions this year and it will be played for my Music Performance Exam in October-November this year.

Thank you so much for writing this for clarinet. It has been such a fantastic challenge and more composers need to compose fun pieces like this!

Maddy :)

]]> By: Barry http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-3107 Barry Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:03:52 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-3107 Dear Lauren, Great to see my clarinet music getting programmed in the US! Make them laugh but play well too - it is a potent combination! regards Barry Dear Lauren,

Great to see my clarinet music getting programmed in the US! Make them laugh but play well too – it is a potent combination!

regards Barry

]]> By: Lauren http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 Lauren Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:10:45 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-3100 Hi! I heard about this piece from a friend, listened to it and thought it would be a great ending piece for my junior recital at Illinois State University. I'm playing it Friday! Just wanted to say good work, it's an awesome piece and I can't wait to make the crowd laugh. Lauren Hi!

I heard about this piece from a friend, listened to it and thought it would be a great ending piece for my junior recital at Illinois State University. I’m playing it Friday! Just wanted to say good work, it’s an awesome piece and I can’t wait to make the crowd laugh.

Lauren

]]> By: Barry http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Barry Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:39:41 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-712 Hi Laura, As is with many of my pieces, they look harder to play than they are. Give it a go and I'm sure you will get the hang of it. Barry Hi Laura,

As is with many of my pieces, they look harder to play than they are. Give it a go and I’m sure you will get the hang of it.

Barry

]]> By: Barry http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Barry Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:42:32 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-678 Hi Carmen, It will be a while until the next AMEB review, I'm sure you will be finished all your exams by then! I would put this piece at about grade 7. Regards Barry Hi Carmen,

It will be a while until the next AMEB review, I’m sure you will be finished all your exams by then! I would put this piece at about grade 7.

Regards Barry

]]> By: Carmen Habing http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Carmen Habing Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:06:13 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-669 If you were going to place Blue Tongue into the AMEB repetiore (I'm hinting that it should be ) , what would you grade it ? around 5th or 6th grade ? If you were going to place Blue Tongue into the AMEB repetiore (I’m hinting that it should be ) , what would you grade it ? around 5th or 6th grade ?

]]> By: Laura Huckvale http://www.barrysax.com/compositions/blue-tongue/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Laura Huckvale Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:08:00 +0000 http://barrysax.com/?page_id=102#comment-658 I think this is a very good peice to play. I couldn't play it, as I'm 15 and not that good at the clarinet... It's quirky, funny and overall a really cool piece. I love the idea of dismantling your clanet whilst playing it... :) well done x teehee I think this is a very good peice to play. I couldn’t play it, as I’m 15 and not that good at the clarinet…
It’s quirky, funny and overall a really cool piece. I love the idea of dismantling your clanet whilst playing it… :)
well done x teehee

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