I'm talking a very specific situation: sight reading with the red light on! If I was cued a cue in Beethoven 6 I would thank no-one. I'm not talking about cueing to get the players in the right place - I expect the players to know where they are! - just a bit of reassurance that the ff they come in on is coming even though everything is at ppp currently..
Steve P. On 22 Apr 2012, at 11:01, Lawrence Yates <yateslawre...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm afraid I'm of the opinion that the conductor should see exactly what > the performer sees and that if the cues are in the part, they should be in > the score too. > > But, as a performer I would not thank a conductor for indicating the start > of the cue to me, nor would I expect it, nor have I ever had it. > > I want a lead from the conductor on my entry, not on the flute's entry two > bars earlier. I have never been cued by the conductor on a cue in the > part, only on my own entry (that's when they bother giving a lead at all). > > Cheers, > > Lawrence > > > >> On 22 Apr 2012, at 09:54, Steve Parker wrote: >> >>> It really can be a useful thing! I've never had a problem with signing >> to someone that the cue I'm giving is their cue rather than their entrance. >>> >> > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
