There were several answers to my question, and I'm very grateful for that. I'm trying to practice each suggestion. However the performance is only one week from now, so I guess I'll have to cheat a little in one way or another, and maybe leave out one measure here and there.
And yes, our conductor seems to hear each note we play, though she is usually kind about our mistakes. Not at all the type of nasty incompetent which has been depicted sometimes. Daniel On 19May 2011, at 7:52 , [email protected] wrote: > > Hi Daniel, > > Playing afterbeats at this tempo is always a problem for a lot of > instrumentalists, even hornplayers who have the reputation of being > experts > (which true compared to other instruments). I do not have a recording > available at the moment, but how important is this part in the > context of > whichis going on in the La traviata. Why not play also a note on the > beat > plus the afterbeat. Will this be heard by the conductor ??? I do not > think > so. In my opinion this is not a mental problem, it really is a > technical > problem. The real solution is, as already suggested, is step by step > raising the tempo. But if the Traviata is coming soon this is a > mission > impossible and I would go for a good simulation ! I bet that the > conductor > will not hear it and there a lot of notes which are more important. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
