Re: "It's the nature of your instrument..."


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Posted by Jay Bertolet on November 17, 2001 at 09:36:04:

In Reply to: "It's the nature of your instrument..." posted by Zach on November 17, 2001 at 00:12:56:

Let me tell you a little story:

Last season, we had auditions for the Assistant Musical Director for the FPO. After the preliminary rounds were over, we invited a few of the remaining candidates to come and conduct the orchestra in concerts. At one particular concert, the Music Director sat backstage to watch the candidate conducting and he was located very close to where the trombones and tuba were sitting, maybe 10 feet away from us. As he watched the conductor, he couldn't help but pay some attention to what we were doing. He came up to us afterward and said that he was shocked how far ahead of the beat we were playing. He knew we were sounding on time up front but that he had no idea what it sounded like back where we were. He said he wasn't sure if he could ever get used to playing that way and he wasn't quite sure how we were doing it.

The combination of low frequencies, distance from the front of the orchestra, and the omni directional nature of our sound all combine to make us sound late. Same thing with French Horn. Just keep working on staying at the front edge of the beat and you'll eventually find the spot that works. Good luck!

My opinion for what it's worth...


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