Author: maxopf
Date: 2015-04-16 07:15
The instrument is an old "pre-R13" that I inherited from a family friend, and while it's a nice instrument overall, it does have tuning issues (B5/C6, as well as low A, Bb, and B in particular, tend to go sharp and I have to really focus on bringing the pitch down.) I tried my teacher's R13 Prestige Bb recently, and I own her old R13 Prestige A, and I can play in tune much more easily on those instruments. Unfortunately I can't afford a nicer Bb at the moment, so I'm going to bring the pre-R13 to my repair tech and see if he can modify the tone holes to bring those notes closer to pitch. Certainly, though, I'll need to put in more work on my end to bring those registers in tune, and a longer barrel might be necessary.
Emphasizing contrasts in dynamics and style as well as bringing out phrasing shapes are things I've only begun to focus on fairly recently, so I appreciate all the helpful advice. Listening back to the recording, I can definitely use more exaggeration (i.e. while playing, I felt that I was indeed emphasizing the E and backing off on the C as you suggested, yet listening to the recording it's barely noticeable.) I really enjoyed the Robert Bloom article and I'll experiment with varying my tone color during upcoming rehearsals.
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