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Re: Method for Learning Daunting Music

Author: Alexis
Date: 2021-02-27 01:18

Thanks I’m glad you found some of what I said useful!

I do also agree with some of Brycon’s suggestions - especially finding ways to practise some sections faster. I have never had much success with a very incremental approach to gaining speed. And what I (and probably james campbell) said can be applied when playing faster. But possibility only short bursts

I tend to find different ways round the notes. For groups of fours
Dotted rhythms (slow fast slow fast)
Reverse dotted (fast slow fast slow)
As a triplet and a quaver (fast fast fast slow)
As a quaver and a triplet (slow fast fast fast)
As a triplet with two semiquavers (slow slow fast fast)

The list is a bit endless...and you can combine. I’ll sometimes practise a passage starting on a weak note (eg in nielsen first cadenza i’ll start on the bflat: Bb B C C#. So next strong beat on the G). I think its ok to repeat things a bit redundantly - i think this is necessary to learn. But doing this can also help pinpoint more specific things to work on.

I’m sure you’ll have many other ideas from other people. I’m always a bit suspicious of anything particularly dogmatic. But I think the music idea is a pretty good one.

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