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Author: Rachel
Date: 2003-12-07 03:17
I have noticed that when I am playing a piece that is difficult, but still within my ability, I will eventually play it better than a piece I find easy. With an easy piece, I will play it, get it right away, think "is that it?" and get bored. (If I have to play it for an exam, audition or performance then I will put the effort in to play it WELL.) With a difficult piece, I think "this is cool, I'd like to play it properly", and do. Does anyone else have this tendency?
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-12-07 03:43
I do have that tendency as well. Instructors at my school is the anagram ICE to mean "Imagination, Concentration, Energy". Sort of a basic "formula" to play a piece. You use your imagination as to how you want to perform/interpret the piece, concentration (self explanatory), and energy that the piece has to have.
When you play an easy piece, you lose concentration. Often during an easy piece my mind wondering what I'm gonna have for dinner, or all these different things that I want to do on the weekend, or I'll start looking around the room if I've memorized most of it and checking out what other people are wearing or what they look like when they play. Then I'll slip and play the wrong note and feel like a fool.
Whereas when I'm playing a dificult piece, a new piece for the first time, or just something that I REALLY love the way it sounds, I focus very intently on it and make few mistakes (unless it's just a spot that I haven't technically developed like that diminished 7th run in Weber's concertino that I STILL can't get quite right) and the piece turns out BETTER than the simple one.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: ron b
Date: 2003-12-07 04:59
This all sounds so familiar... have you two been taking mind reading lessons?
When something looks like 'a piece of cake' to me I often fail to give each and every note the individual attention they deserve - if I want to do it right. I know I need to take the "ICE" formula more to heart than I do.
Thank you for the gentle reminder that none of us are alone in our peaks and valleys... or, our inate "human-ness".
- r![[cool]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/cool.gif) n b -
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