On May 18, 2011, at 10:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 17:43:02 +0200 > From: Daniel Canarutto <[email protected]> > Subject: [Hornlist] La Traviata: advise on rhythm problems looked for > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > 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/
HI Dan, It is a Jedi mind trick. Learn to play all the notes "on the beat," so to speak. Then you just shift it off the beat. Think large beat groups like whole measures. Trust the force, grasshopper. I'm not kidding. Sincerely, Wendell For info about my book, DVDs, and live video chat horn lessons, see my web site at www.wendellworld.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
