This is true that it might not work but by taking the softly-softly approach, you minimize any collateral damage.
I can say it has worked for me once (and I am an amateur) but there have been more times I haven't tried either fearing or knowing that it wasn't worth the risk. You really have to know the person you need to talk to before trying my approach. And the investment of beer is ALWAYS a good investment, even if the result isn't what you hope. Cheers, Conja On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 16:22, Hans Pizka <[email protected]> wrote: > This therapy has been tried in the professional world, exactly the way you > described > it, but no way for a happy ending. These guys & gals are all victims of > their profession > and their exaggerated opinion of themselves. That is the problem. Otherwise > your > private counseling together with a few mugs of beer might be a good > investment. > > But all this does not work in the professional orchestra. > > The situation in a amateur or semi professional orchestra might be worse > than that. > > ################################################################### > Am 02.04.2011 um 23:09 schrieb Conja Summerlin: > > > If he's a nice guy, I would actually appeal to his better nature and take > > him aside (or out for a beer) after a rehearsal and compliment him up one > > side and down the other and say you love working with him but there's > this > > one little thing that he does that is keeps you from doing your best. If > he > > could just try to tone it down a bit, it would really help you out. > > > > Do it in a very respectful way and definitely do it in a very private > place. > > Chances are he'd be embarrassed he's a distraction and will try to help > you > > out and by taking his feelings into consideration, you're more likely to > get > > a better result. > > > > Thanks, > > Conja > > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 09:08, M Bender <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Help! > >> > >> There is a member of the woodwind section [clarinet] in our orchestra > who > >> suffers from a very severe case of 'woodwind-itis', to the point where > his > >> spasmodic movements are throwing off the entire wind section. > >> > >> During a rehearsal for an upcoming performance of Mendelssohn's > Midsummer > >> Night's Dream, he actually took his left hand from his instrument and > began > >> conducting from his seat, as he was swaying back and forth. This > occurred > >> during the Nocturne, and unfortunately, I sit right behind the clarinet > >> section. I'd rather not have two conductors to look at; one is quite > enough! > >> > >> In the Overture, at the moment of the donkey calls, he partially rises > in > >> his seat, in time with the 'braying donkey'... which was admittedly sort > of > >> funny at the first rehearsal, but, frankly has become annoying as hell. > >> > >> Other members of the orchestra have commented about this, but no one > seems > >> to be able to offer a workable solution to curtail these contortions. > He's a > >> good player and all, but, alas, it's getting ridiculous. I can only > imagine > >> what this must look like from the audience's perspective-- this > twitching, > >> bobbing up-and-down, buffoon-like clarinetist. All he needs is the red > nose > >> and the Bozo the Clown hair... > >> > >> Short of firing the guy, I'd appreciate any hints on how this affliction > >> might be remedied. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> martin bender > >> > >> "All great things are decided not by machines or gadgets, but by > willpower; > >> whoever has it will finally prevail." Winston Churchill > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> post: [email protected] > >> unsubscribe or set options at > >> > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/conja.summerlin%40gmail.com > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > post: [email protected] > > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/conja.summerlin%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
