Hear the melody in the winds. Normally conducted in 2 so see if you can keep it going if the metronome is clicking half notes.
Debbie Schmidt Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Daniel Canarutto <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello friends, > > I have a performance of La Traviata coming soon, and I must admit I'm > having serious difficulties in keeping a steady pace in N.2 (the first > scene of the opera, just after the Preludio). It is in 4/4 time, > played at 1quarter=172 more or less. I have four afterbeats per > measure, as you can see from the sample I uploaded at the URL: > http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/Xs/Tr2.pdf > > I'm trying to study this piece with a metronome, starting from a > slower tempo and increasing it, or playing a few measures at a time, > but it seems I'm still far from the goal. I'd say it's not a strictly > technical issue, since if I play the beats, instead than afterbeats, > everything goes smoothly. So it should be a mainly mental problem. I'm > wondering which exercises or tricks could help. > > Thank you for your attention, > > Daniel Canarutto > mathematical physicist & dedicated amateur hornist & lifelong learner > http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/ > http://www.corno.it/ > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/jasoncat%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
