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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000041.txt from 2003/01

From: "Christian Eberle" <ceberle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] recovering from a bad recital
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 07:31:05 -0500

Lest we forget...the kid is 10 years old!

Christian R. Eberle
Bassoonist, West Point Band
ceberle@-----.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "herb fawcett" <herbgosia@-----.net>
To: <doublereed-l@-----.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] recovering from a bad recital

> As my old teacher(Schoenbach) told me, "if you don't have it memorized,
you
> don't know it". I played my auditions with Stokowski, Szell, Fiedler, and
> (can't remember his name) the man in New Orleans essentially by memory.
The
> one in New Orleans didn't go well because I hadn't mentioned that I was
> without music, and some thought I was having reading problems. Sol had an
> incredible memory as well as perfect pitch, but I was never able to get my
> entire weekly lesson memorized, but I certainly come close to memorization
> in preparation of any solo performances and extensive orchestral stuff
that
> I play now. I do, however, use the music as a crutch and as a way to avoid
> wasting time on just memorization alone. Rote is useless, but knowing a
work
> well enough to play it without the print is a way to confidence.
>
> Herb
>