> The question: What bugs you the most about playing in an amateur ensemble? > > For me, it is players who put their heads down in their music and forge ahead at whatever speed they think is right, and either don't notice or don't care that they have got out of time with the conductor. The problem is often worse in the wind - at least the strings usually follow each other, but the issue can be completely deadly if one of the string principals doesn't follow the beat, because then the entire section follows the principal!
If an orchestra is short of horns, I don't mind welcoming a returning player into the orchestra and shepherding them through the process of getting their lip back. If they are experienced but just out of practice, then the chances are that they will quickly become effective and valued members of the orchestra. Regards Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
