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Author: janlynn
Date: 2006-11-11 00:56
anyone else playing this piece this yr?
i just got it to play in 3 weeks and im panicking.
there are certain parts i keep "fumbling" and i dont know if
i will have it good by the concert date.
theres only so many times i can play those sections over
and over in a practice session before i need to move on to
something else.
any advice?
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Author: pzaur
Date: 2006-11-11 03:26
Slow the parts down to half speed or less and work on building tempo daily in small incrememnts.
-pat
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2006-11-11 03:32
that is my plan but i dont know how fast i can get it in 3 weeks. i know it sounds like a long time, but at the rate im going (comfortable at 60) have to get it up to 104 or so.
this is my first yr at playing 1st/solo and i dont want to make a fool of myslf. i have all the harp parts.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-11-11 10:28
Surely the conductor will slow the tempo for you.
Bob Draznik
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2006-11-11 14:05
youve got to be kidding bob! No he isnt going to go slower just for me.
well - i have all day (or most of today) to practice. will keep ya posted on the progress.
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Author: musica
Date: 2006-11-11 18:32
Hopefully it's the part for clarinet in A..... I just back from rehearsal and I
fumbled through the Bb part. :( The conductor asked if I would pefer the
A part!  'Tis the season for Nutcracker!
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-11-11 20:17
.....why would I kid about something so serious...
Bob Draznik
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2006-11-11 21:02
I'm doing the full ballet at the moment. I know how tough it is! Play it slowly for now. I think the important thing is to get the character right and the hard bits will come.
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Author: musica
Date: 2006-11-12 11:38
A notation question...... why do some arrangers insist on writing flats mixed
with sharps on the Bb part????? Maybe it's me but I would rather see a part
with all naturals!
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2006-11-12 12:22
hmmm - maybe a composer here can answer that.
i hate it when theres a double sharp ...or double flat
like in this piece theres an F## why didnt they just put G?
maybe this could be a new thread so people out there who
know will see the question.
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2006-11-12 12:26
today i have arranged a practice session with our clarinet
section. not just for the nutcracker - but im sure we all
want to practice it. we dont usually get a chance to get
together outside of rehearsal so this should be good.
MUSICA - when is your concert?
i made a bit of progress in my practice yesterday so im feeling a little more hopeful.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-11-12 15:27
I was faced with the Bb version of the Waltz of the Flowers last Christmas, and it was a very, very bad experience --performance combined with audition.
I've talked to two pros, and they both refuse to play the Waltz of the Flowers on Bb clarinets.
Borrow an A at least for the Waltz!
Bob Phillips
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