Author: S. Friedland
Date: 2008-06-09 17:01
We are all in agreement, but here is a good way to practice this part. Incidentally, the difficulty in the part is to switch from tonic to dominant arpeggiated quickly and repeatedly. So, isolate the arpeggios, learn them cold, then away you will go. Also do not ignore the trills for herein is the whole Spanish flavor, how many trills and the accents one uses.
1. Very slowly
2. Place a rest prior to the 32nds.
3. With the rest play the 32nds in time if you can.
4. Always play the 32nds fast
5. the pulse remains slow, but the 32nds fast
6. Finally, try a tempo, any tempo, but one playing what is written.
7. Only learn the part after learning to play the fast notes*
* and of course,on these one starts slowly or a playable tempo. You final assignment, (should you decide to accept) is to play this Rimsky "intime" from beginning to end. (if,at an audition they stop you midway, just go home.) I had a student who auditioned for 2nd in Toronto. He came in for a prep lesson telling me that no words would be spoken.If they rang a bell, you were out.
He played the Mendelssohn Scherzo and slightly messed the g# to B, just slightly. I said Charles, "They will stop you right here". They did.
My point is that these people know what the rep sounds like. Do not second-guess anybody at any audition.
Sherman Friedland
Post Edited (2008-06-09 18:22)
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