Another excellent way to develop a good ensemble pulse is to play passages with only the beginning of each note, so quarter, half, whole notes etc. will be played equal length with the proper amount of silence after each one. I tell my students to imagine they are playing a snare drum. This forces them to count out the entire note before playing the next one. Hope this helps, Luke Zyla email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 4:00 PM Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Quintet metronome
> > > > > My quartet/quintet has begun rehersing some Gabrieli (Canzona per sonare > > Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, edited by Robert King) and it is difficult to keep > > everyone together. > > Hi Jay, > > If that is the problem, then a metronome is unlikely to be much of a help. > You need to find a way of getting them to count and more importantly > *listen* to each other. Try just a short passage at a time, and get them to > play slowly, so that they have some concentration available for listening as > well as getting through the notes on their own part. > > I've seen conductors (including Simon Rattle) use this technique even on a > full orchestra. I saw Rattle tell an orchestra to listen, and then start > them off and just fold his arms and grin while the orchestra played on. > Afterwards, he said "You know, conducting is one of the great fake > professions!" > > Regards > Jonathan West > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lzyla%40charter.net _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
