William, One of the best way to help with this is to adjust your schedule so that you are warming up earlier. That way you can be ready when the morning rehearsals start.
It is a good idea to schedule some practice schedules at the time that you normally perform. If your concerts are scheduled at 8 pm for example, try to schedule some optimum practice sessions at 8 pm on days when you don't have concerts. The same idea would apply for morning rehearsals or concerts. Early morning services are not only a pain for most players, but they seem to be "outside of" our normal lifestyle. Be that as it may, we still have to learn to play well during this unfortunate scheduling. Ever notice that most of these rehearsals and concerts are scheduled by people in administration who never have to play? Paul Navarro -----Original Message----- From: William.S.Gross <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 10:19 am Subject: [Hornlist] Morning Chops A problem I've been fighting for a while is lack of flexibilty in the morning. For example, When we did the overture to Dutchman , there is a 4th solo marked p that I never get out at less than a F during morning rehearsals. I had no problem at the performance. I've got no problems in the late evening or night. Any suggestions? _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/corno911%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
