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Re: Small halls VS Large halls

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-06-14 03:38

I agree with Tom above on the difference between the sounds of the large vs. small hall. But "halls" are often booked or just off limits to casual practice. Ideally, if you and your regular ensemble have a dedicated space, it would be best to hear how you will sound in that space (as well as the whole group). Just one example would be articulations. The group will need to play staccato (or any phrases that rely on separated chunks) to play that material SHORTER in a hall that has longer reverberation time.

But if you're asking where is the best place to practice to hear yourself, the answer would be in the driest (least/no reverb time) space you can find. The reason is to hear YOUR note endings, YOUR note beginnings, YOUR articulations. That is the opposite of why people tend to sing in the shower. All that sloshy reverberation in a typical bathroom makes you think you sound better than you are because all the echoes hide any and all sloppiness in your singing (or playing).

I actually love practicing outside (in the middle of a grassy field) to hear all the details of my sound. You are forced to create any feathering of dynamics such as the tails of notes. And if you don't create them, they're not there.

................Paul Aviles

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