On 04 Mar 2007, at 9:55 AM, David W. Fenton wrote:
If you have limited rehearsal time and/or less than stellar players,
why would clearer parts *not* be a real time-saver?
David,
As I have said before, in the specific situation Bob was asking
about, having a different meter in, e.g., the saxophones vs. the
brass does *not* constitute clearer parts and would most definitely
not be a time saver.
One of the things that's throwing you is that jazz doesn't have
pronounced downbeat accents. The first note in the bar is rarely the
most accented note in the bar, even if no accents are indicated. In
4/4, an entrance or short note on beat two or four is going to be
played more forcefully than one on beat 3. Using time signature
changes to indicate accents, or internal accent patterns, doesn't
work the way you seem to expect it to work.
I think you're having some trouble wrapping your head around the idea
that jazz is *deliberately* under-notated (at least, compared to a
lot of 20th-century classical music) in order to leave a certain
amount of flexibility in the hands of the players.
Yes, it takes time for section players to get accustomed to the way
the lead player phrases, but not *that* much time -- the best players
will internalize most of the lead player's habits within a couple of
rehearsals, at most.
Over-notated parts won't help mediocre players swing harder.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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