On 19 Jul 2005 at 17:49, Mark D Lew wrote: > I can't recall ever intentionally memorizing all parts for a choral > piece I'm singing in, but I would generally learn all four parts for > any piece where I'm the choral director, and if I later have occasion > to sing the same piece then I know all the parts. It's really quite > helpful.
I find that in my viol consort, I learn the music better and play with better ensemble when playing from a part, rather than from score, because I am forced to listen more carefully to the other parts in order to fit my own part into the musical fabric. Reading the score is too easy, and my ears tend to not be as active when my eyes are providing the information. So, I prefer playing from a part rather than a score. If I memorized, I think I'd get more benefit from learning from the part, rather than from the score. Of course, with short rehearsal time, it's essential to have cue notes, and when I'm playing from a part on a short rehearsal schedule, I copy a whole lot of indicators into the part, especially when working with singers. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
