Thanks for all of the good information, How can I get a copy of orchestral musicians CD Rom. What is that? Also, sightreading is something that I generally ignore. What is the best way to practice that? Shouldn't I be doing long tones, too?
I like to do long tones on all of the notes on the instrument for one minute every day. Is this a waste of time? One of my teacher's teachers did that and he was a great player. Another problem that I always run in to is time management in the practice room. I really only have two or three hours a day to practice, because I work two other jobs plus students, etc. Sometimes I don't even have that much time. My list of things to do in the practice room seems to always come out to what seems to be about four or five hours of work. Any ideas on this? On 8/4/07, Jonathan West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Reba, > > Obviously you can't practice ensemble playing on your own, therefore you > have to prcatice something else. To me, it would seem that obvious things to > work on are as follows. > > 1. The pieces you will be playing next season. If you can, get hold of your > parts and practice them, and listen to recordings and read your part while > listening, so you get used to how the music goes and where your entries > come. If you can't get the paper parts, buy yourself the various volumes of > the horn parts from the Crchestral Musicians CD ROM and print off the parts > from there. > > 2. Sightreading. Effective ensemble playing depends on good sightreading, so > that you don't panic on reading through the part the first time, and have > concentration to spare on looking at the conductor. If you improve your > sightreading, then you will sound impressive on the first rehearsal, > whatever the piece is. > > 3. Technique. Practice all the scales & etudes you may have been neglecting > recently, particularly any etudes that you feel will sharpen up any weaker > aspects of your playing. That way, anything that comes your way next season > is less likely to feel difficult. > > If you do the above solidly, diligently and intelligently for a month, the > chances are that you will actually sound better than if you had been playing > with an ensemble over the summer. > > Regards > Jonathan West > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/sallym.of.mclaurin%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
