Posted by js on September 20, 2002 at 20:22:54:
In Reply to: Sensemaya posted by Adam Peck on September 19, 2002 at 22:20:53:
Adam, If you've practiced it with a metronome and can execute all of it with the metronome and with confidence, you've practiced it.
If I had to play this piece, I'd be playing the not-so-difficult-but-absolutely-essential-that-they-be-executed-in-exact-time excerpts from this piece daily.
I'd also buy a recording of the piece (c.d.) and, just for good measure, if you have a friend with one of those cool programs that can re-record a c.d. at a slightly faster tempo without changing the pitch, I'd have a "faster" c.d. made of the recording and practice with that one, too...Who knows how fast the guest conductor will decide to go?...This would give you some personal flexibility. Remember, the first big thing is a solo.