I just finished going through the same panic about not being able to do those darn fast afterbeats in the first act. I could not do it to a metronome or with the recording. Luckily, the first horn (it was a small orchestra, reduced to two horn parts) had no problem and by tagging along with her, I found myself doing it. It felt like a major accomplishment--to learn something new at age 56. Ultimately, what I found myself doing and which worked well was thinking of it in 2, stomping my toe (not my foot) on the first and third beat (at this moment I don't remember if it was in cut time or 4/4, so I'm talking about the first and third quarters), and it magically got into my brain. I could even do it myself when the first horn missed a rehearsal. The strings have to do it later, and they almost managed it by the second performance. Good luck. Linda _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
