Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2009-05-07 23:53
Agree 100% with Alex. Play so that you cannot be heard, or better, that you don't stand out acoustically.
It's nothing that comes to you just like that - you have to learn to listen, and to adapt. Even if your reference point is way out of tune and out of rhythm. As bad as it sounds, it is still better than an orchestra falling apart. That's what rehearsals are for - finding such rubs, and working on them. Not for drilling fingerings, spare that for the sectionals. You will notice where the various parts of the harmony blend, and where they rub against each other, and you'll adapt your pitch and timbre accordingly. Yes, it somehow is a subconscious process, if you have been made aware of the situation. (Sounds contradictory, in a way, doesn't it?)
(re falling apart - we just had a gig without our drummer (who somehow failed to show up) - surprisingly, we got out more or less unblemished, simply because we have been accustomed to listen to each other, and to go after multiple reference instruments. Music Minus One in a very impromptu fashion)
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Ben
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