I respectfully beg to differ - there is (or at least should be) an enormous difference in sense of impetus between a steady stream of notes and, for example, Rnnn|Rnnn|etc. (R=rest, n=note)
Some of the best advice proffered, IMHO, is to think of the notes leading >toward< the next downbeat. (I find a small sense of crescendo - not really audible, but keeping the air energized - is a big help.) Kjellrun Incurable Theory Geek Quoting Molly White <[email protected]>: > I just go insane and play straight eighths in these situations - on AND off > the beat, and I don't care WHO gives me dirty looks. It ALWAYS works for > purposes of maintaing tempo/rhythm. The composer was a jerk and deserves to > have such horrendous composing rewritten. ;-) > > On May 18, 2011 10:43 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/mlw2026%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hestekin%40mun.ca > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
