Hello John, all is fine what you said, but some people think they are "immuner" !!!!!!!
################################################## Am 26.04.2011 um 21:40 schrieb John Baumgart: > In order for the ensemble to play in tune, there has to be at least some > people within the ensemble that are capable of playing in tune. If there > aren't, then there's no sense discussing further. > > If there are people that can play in tune, they are aware of people nearby > who have intonation problems. If they are in their own section, they should > be able to address them directly. If the conductor has to do much more than > call out a section for some dodgy intonation, he'll be wasting his time and > that of the rest of the ensemble, as a rehearsal is not meant to be an ear > training class. A surprising number of people in amateur groups are willing > to listen to a credible party give them advice if done tactfully, and tact > will be necessary since the advice will need to be repeated, unless there's > some magic way of instantly curing someone's long-term intonation problems. > Rome wasn't built in a day, after all. Fortunately, good intonation is > contagious. Of course, there will still be some people who are immune to it. > > John Baumgart > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Mumford" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:13:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Whose Responsibility? > > > ....is it to make sure the ensemble plays in tune? Is it possible for an > amateur band or orchestra to play beautifully in tune? > > [...] > > In pretty much every amateur ensemble, and even quite a few high paying gigs > I've ever played in, there are quite a number of people who don't know how to > play in tune. I'd say that makes it pretty much impossible for those who do > know how, to successfully play in tune because there aren't enough others to > play in tune with. > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
