Klarinet Archive - Posting 000272.txt from 2005/03

From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] excessive amplification
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:10:46 -0500

On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:04:21 EST, OhSuzan419@-----.com wrote:

>
>In my current gig (a local production of a Broadway musical) I am playing
>oboe, seated next to the trombone, who is in front of the drumset. As we opened
>the dress rehearsal, the drummer kicked it up, shall we say, a couple of
>notches, to the point where I involuntarily jumped out of my seat.
>
>"But it says "fff"," he said, unapologetically.
>
>

There was a cute story on the community-music mailing list a few weeks
ago that included a quote from a directory that applies to this
situation. I have managed to turn into a mantra in our community band:
"Never play louder than lovely".

--
- Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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