Ah, yes, the after beats! Practice them as if it were a series of long tones, with the metronome. steady on. Flick each of the "ands" off the tip of your tongue with the air going strong. Don't worry so much about the rests- you will put in the necessary space. Try groups gradually increasing groups of four beats in your "after beat long tone": go from 8, to 12, then 16. Add groups of 4 as you gain the physical control of playing the "ands" at a tempo you can manage. Then boost the speed. Buona fortunata! Marianne Carlton, Adjunct Instructor Department of Music and Theatre Pensacola State College ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Milton Kicklighter [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 11:30 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] La Traviata: advise on rhythm problems looked for
Forget It!! Unless you have spent at least four years in a military band playing afterbeats, you will never make it. :) Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired ________________________________ From: Daniel Canarutto <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 18, 2011 11:43:02 AM Subject: [Hornlist] La Traviata: advise on rhythm problems looked for 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/ _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/mcarlton%40pensacolastate.edu _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
