Klarinet Archive - Posting 000238.txt from 1999/12

From: Christian Budde <budde@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Orchestral deafness II
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 11:23:42 -0500

On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, William Fogle wrote:

> I experience problems playing in the orchestra when I
> cannot hear myself. In other words, my playing skill (embouchure,
> intonation, dynamics) is lost when I lose my "feedback" (i.e., my
> ears). Does anyone else experience this?

If you don't hear yourself, how do you know that you play badly? ;-)

Seriously, I have exactly the same problems. Worse, our trumpet-section's
difference between mf and ff seems to be of academic interest only.
Additionally, I sit directly right to the second flute. Whenever there are
some nice piccolo parts...

but our conductor would kick me directly out of the room, if I weared
ear-plugs.

Christian

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