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Author: Lisa L
Date: 2001-09-12 01:14
does anyone have insight into the 6/8 section of concertino where a whole bunch of notes have to be played in one beat? (i have no idea what the musical term is for this...)
how would one go about trying to play every note in that run at a very fast tempo? i am so lost. i especially have trouble going over the break (from A to Bb and C). i would imagine that is hard for a lot of people.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-09-12 01:44
Practice the runs very slowly at first until they are smooth and easy and *EVEN*. Then gradually work to increase the speed. Once they are up to speed, work with a metronome until you can start the run on the beat and end precisely on the proper note for the next beat.
I would however suggest that you consider putting this piece aside for awhile given your comment that you still have difficulty crossing the break. This technical issue should be conquered before tackling a piece of this level. There's plenty to work on in the concertino without having to also master a basic like crossing the break.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-09-12 04:32
This is what I learned from Louis Moyse book. (Louis Moyse is a son of great French flutist Marcel Moyse and he himself is a famous flutist.)
This is somewhat a mental matter. If you try to concentrate on every note, you will become crazy. Try to think the first note something like an anchor point and concecutive notes as just attachments. Thinking like this, you will be much more relaxed. In fact they are not so difficult to play since they are like playing scales.
3 or 4 continuous notes are very easy to play, But when 5, 7, 13, 17 seem more
difficult, i.e. odd numbers are more difficult if you try to play 'too seriously'. No, just thinking like this makes you can be relaxed and play them easy. Think it 'piece of cake'.
By the way, do not play them mechanically after you have attained the speed using Metronom. Play the first note very 'slightly' longer than the others although they all have the same value. This way of performance is called 'inegale'(French word meaning 'not-equal'). If you listen to any performances of pros carefully,you can easily recognize they are performing this way.
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Author: William
Date: 2001-09-12 17:08
Dee is correct--until "crossing the break" is easy for you, Weber should be set aside. Practice two and three octave scales diatonically (note to note) and in thirds (C-E-D-F, etc) in all major and minor keys until you can cross the break with no difficulty. The Klose Complete Method would be a good guide. Its not easy, but it is "good for you." Good Clarineting!!!!!
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