Klarinet Archive - Posting 001262.txt from 2000/10

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Call me Maestro....
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:13:03 -0400

Allen is right on--good humor too!

"Allen J. Levin" wrote:

> Walter:
>
> 1. It's not a concert - its a rehearsal.
>
> 2. You know the music better than you admit. Think back to other
> rehearsals for messy passages and work on them. In fact, do a few of them
> in a movement - then, when the musicians are sick of short passages, do the
> entire movement. then move on to another movement. Save the least
> problematic movement for last. Give the orchestra a good feeling to go
> home with.
>
> 3. No matter what, those musicians who respect you now will still respect
> you. Those who don't aren't going to change their minds - ESPECIALLY if
> you do a good job. Only a handful will care - and that may or may not
> include the blond in the second violins you secretly want to impress.
>
> 4. Worry about clear downbeats. You'll never match the internal cues of
> the regular conductor, so just do what works.
>
> 5. Look sincere. Don't lecture. Don't stab anyone.
>
> Allen
>
> At 11:39 PM 10/25/00 EDT, you wrote:
> >I have a new avocation.....or descended to new levels of
> Hades........depends
> >on your point of view.
> >
> >Our resident Conductor for the Skokie Valley Symphony, Dr. Donald Chen
> >(Roosevelt University, North Shore Choral Society), has to miss a rehearsal
> >tomorrow night.
> >
> >Guess who got asked to take the rehearsal........and who was foolish enough
> >to accept.
> >
> >So tomorrow night, I'm leading a full orchestra rehearsal of Brahms Second
> >Symphony and the Double Concerto.
> >
> >Been ransacking old drawers looking for my baton!
> >
> >Wish me luck...I'll need it.
> >
> >Walter ..... who is frantically studying scores........how the heck do you
> >read a horn part in E? ....oh heck, get out the Piston Orchestration
> >book......where's my Elizabeth Green book........should I subdivide the
> >beginning of the second mvt......HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPp
>

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