Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2009/04

From: josh stein <jstein53@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] How to count 87 bars rest, chat with your associate,
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:44:27 -0400

I had great teacher who tought me the finger trick of counting. what a
great idea.

Josh
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From: "John Dablin" <jdablin@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] How to count 87 bars rest, chat with your associate,
wonder what's for supper and not miss your next entry.

> On Thursday 09 April 2009, Michael Nichols wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Martin Brown
> <martin.brown@-----.com> wrote:
>> > Chisanbop
>>
>> I use fingers on both hands to count rests, too, but specifically
>> using chisanbop hadn't occurred to me. What a neat idea!
>> Thanks!
>>
>> (Wish I knew about this trick when I played the orchestra version
>> of Wieniawski's Scherzo-Tarantelle--my part had something like
>> 111 measures of rest with no cue notes)
>>
>
> Ideally, listen to the music in the long rest and get to know how
> your entry fits in with the rest. Then you don't need to count
> exactly. Easier if it's a familiar work and there are several
> rehearsals of course, I doubt if I could do it for an atonal piece!
>
> John Dablin
> Aylesbury UK
>
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