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Re: HS Audition Fundamentals

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2015-12-09 05:30

I agree with the suggestions to select tempos that allow you to play the music well. In addition, keep in mind that most music can be effective at a range of tempos, and how effective it is depends on the musicianship of the performer. There are many examples of great musicians choosing slower tempi than usual and making great music still. An example that comes to mind is pianist Wilhelm Kempff playing Beethoven sonatas; he perhaps had a "smaller" technique than some of his contemporaries, but his playing of that music is pure magic.

So in the Weber, ask yourself what the music in question ought to do, what is important about the various passages, what will communicate to the listener, what will bring it to life. Then conceive how you can make those things happen. A little contrast here, a little emphasis there, dynamics, style, mood, etc. You can find answers at a slower than showy tempo. You can make it sound sprightly and fleet and light and effervescent even at moderato. If you do a few musical things clearly, the listeners / judges will be appreciative, and metronome speed will lose relevance.

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