Just fake it and look like you are working really hard. Don't forget the 
dismount at the end. A quick nod to the 2nd horn player to finish.

Good Luck

Daniel Canarutto <[email protected]> wrote:

>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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