Hello friends,

I have a performance of La Traviata coming soon, and I must admit I'm  
having serious difficulties in keeping a steady pace in N.2 (the first  
scene of the opera, just after the Preludio). It is in 4/4 time,  
played at 1quarter=172 more or less. I have four afterbeats per  
measure, as you can see from the sample I uploaded at the URL:
http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/Xs/Tr2.pdf

I'm trying to study this piece with a metronome, starting from a  
slower tempo and increasing it, or playing a few measures at a time,  
but it seems I'm still far from the goal. I'd say it's not a strictly  
technical issue, since if I play the beats, instead than afterbeats,  
everything goes smoothly. So it should be a mainly mental problem. I'm  
wondering which exercises or tricks could help.

Thank you for your attention,

Daniel Canarutto
mathematical physicist & dedicated amateur hornist & lifelong learner
http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/
http://www.corno.it/

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