Author: Matt74
Date: 2016-08-30 17:58
FWIW I think 2nd and 3rd parts are MUCH harder to play than 1st.
I played 3rd in a community band last year. Let's say the band overall wasn't awesome. I was embarrassed when I heard the recording of our performance. However, the first clarinets were pretty good, but obviously didn't want anyone to join them. The seconds were fine, but there were a lot of them. The thirds, on the other hand had a hard time playing the music, and not just the hard parts. I figured I could help out a lot at third, and I did. It helped them a lot to follow me and to keep in tune.
I learned something watching "Nodame Cantabile", the live action version. You see the same thing in a lot of Anime. I also read about it in Lang Lang's autobiography, and in Shinichi Suzuki's writings. It's the thing about working hard and "going to the next level". I grew up thinking you were either good at something or not. I also grew up thinking that "the powers that be" were basically arbitrary, and it didn't matter what I did. Sometimes that's true. I do think think however, you can succeed if you work hard. If your director didn't like your tone as much as the next guy, work on it. Practice long tones. Play your scales slower but very evenly, slurred smoothly, with no interruptions. Practice your tonguing with constant air. Then, do like the guys said. In the long run what is important is how well you play.
- Matthew Simington
Post Edited (2016-08-30 19:00)
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