Margaret, why did you say "the Strauss will not be easy" ??? It is easy to remember & it is a quite easy piece with no special difficulties except the final very very relaxed written long held piano-pianissimo ab-g-ab-g - ab-g-ab-g - ab - ab -----. Well, it is a bit tiring & full of romantic emotion. Otherwise you had good arguments how to deal with the recital requirements.
Well, one thing comes to mind, when reading such requirements set up by a school, not by a high grade academy. They seem to frustrate a lot of young talents, so no wonder these fail at real auditions as young professionals. I give the gauntlet to the teachers, as they cowardly cannot or will not oppose such stupid & useless regulations set up by ignorant failed province soloists, who did not make it into the professional orchestra world & worse the administrators. ============================================================ ================================================ .... Third, ask why you are being required so much memorization. You already have 2 pieces, the Strauss will not be easy, so why do they insist on Hindemith? Ask for an explanation. Might be they are looking at length of piece vs number of pieces. Carry a copy of the Hindemith with you so it can be reviewed by all. Do not go into this meeting alone. Again, where is your teacher and why is he/she not speaking on your behalf. Fourth, accept the final decision and move on. No one ever said you will get everything you want in life. You will graduate, you will get past this, and you will vow to never make your own students go through it. Step up to the challenge. If there is a problem, you will not be the first person who has had a memory slip mid-way through a piece, and you will certainly not be the most famous performer who has ever done this. Learn to handle adversity in a concert with grace and aplomb, a much harder experience to overcome. Margaret (okay, credentials. BM/Peformance, Boston Conservatory. Worked there for 6 years, then at MIT for 3, then at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for 4 before becoming an independent consultant. Yes, I still play, but I am not gigging. Just playing.) Margaret F. Dikel Horn / Librarian / Webmaster JCC Symphony Orchestra 11218 Ashley Drive Rockville MD 20852 301-881-0122 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.jccso.org _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
