Sounds like a good result. Well done! Regards Jonathan West
On 4 April 2011 16:17, M Bender <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks to those on the list who expressed ideas concerning the twitchy > clarinet player. > > After yesterday's rehearsal, I approached him, and brought up the issue > using the "impossible-to-follow-two-conductors-at-the-same-time" analogy. I > gave him a specific example [including the words "takt" and "ictus"] and > added that the "cues" he was giving were at times, actually anticipatory-- > which is very distracting for all those sitting behind and beside him. He > was a bit startled at first, [perhaps, erroneously concluding that I > possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of conducting technique?!] but then > apologized profusely, telling me that while he WAS aware of it, he didn't > always have the presence of mind to restrict his movements. He even went so > far as to tell me that if it happens again to please mention it to him, > [YES!] as he didn't want to be the cause of tentative/wrong entries due to > his movements confusing or distracting other players in the wind section. We > had a quick laugh about "performance nervousness or nervous ticks" [thanks > Hans!] then went for a beer af > ter [thanks Conja!] with no apparent hard feelings. > > While I'm no master of diplomacy or negotiation, I do feel that the point > was made, and no one was injured in the process. Of course, time will tell, > but I'm optimistic. > > I'm keeping the video option close at hand, just in case we have to move to > level two. [thanks David G.!] > > Again, my sincere thanks to all. > > Sincerely, > martin bender > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
