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 Re: Gekeler, continued
Author: vboboe 
Date:   2007-07-05 17:39

Dutchy, so you've got lots of music to work on, lots of short tune variety is so important in the first few years, otherwise we kinda go brain dead ... can't whale away *** only *** on Scales, Arpeggios, Scale Exercises, Tek Reps and The Etude every day!

How are you at playing from memory? I haven't connected all the dots between seeing the written notes, hearing the song in my head, and connecting that to putting my fingers on the notes for the song in my head yet ... so i'm still slaved to the written music at this point

Altissimo notes -- agree with you becoming really fluent in altissimo fingerings important for self-esteem, but so far i'm too sharp with the flute section in the top notes up to Hi Bb anyway (by my tuner and my tuner is a tad sharp to the rehearsal piano) -- so altissimo flute range is still unplayable in ensemble if there are only flute parts available for oboe to play
... so i find it's intonation that's the major challenge in altissimo, even with a tuned reed that's comfortable at Hi C to Eb, something seems to go amiss as soon as i apply 1st 8ve for Hi E, it goes really sharp, sure, can get those notes to sound ? OK ? on my own, but as soon as play with flutes or high clarinet -- ack!
... i'm trying, i'm trying! to keep embouchure just comfortably rolled over, not biting too tight in puckered up response to that high penetrating sound, so then, more relaxed bite, HI E goes flat ... maybe air pressure's not enough? Another transition zone to master ...

Dutchy, what are your faves in Gekeler?

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Dutchy 2007-07-05 14:04 
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Dutchy 2007-07-05 23:12 


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