Comments on: Auditions http://conductorsblog.com/2010/01/22/auditions/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Allen http://conductorsblog.com/2010/01/22/auditions/#comment-35 Allen Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:52:07 +0000 http://conductorsblog.com/?p=521#comment-35 It made me realize that there is more to playing in an orchestra than learning one part. I began to see the bigger picture and learned how all of the parts fit in to create a whole bigger than the sum. For example, in playing the bass trombone part from Ride of the Valkyries, I learned to hear the horn and string parts in my head as I played to create a style and a "groove," as it were, for the piece. The same can be said of Hayden's Achieved is the Glorious Work from The Creation. The bass trombone part has the same part as the cellos and often doubles the bass vocal line. By learning how my part fit in I felt better prepared. I believe that it can only increase the interpretation of the music because the reasoning comes from a studied approach and not just intuition, however good it may be. It made me realize that there is more to playing in an orchestra than learning one part. I began to see the bigger picture and learned how all of the parts fit in to create a whole bigger than the sum. For example, in playing the bass trombone part from Ride of the Valkyries, I learned to hear the horn and string parts in my head as I played to create a style and a “groove,” as it were, for the piece. The same can be said of Hayden’s Achieved is the Glorious Work from The Creation. The bass trombone part has the same part as the cellos and often doubles the bass vocal line. By learning how my part fit in I felt better prepared. I believe that it can only increase the interpretation of the music because the reasoning comes from a studied approach and not just intuition, however good it may be.

]]> By: Jacob Harrison http://conductorsblog.com/2010/01/22/auditions/#comment-34 Jacob Harrison Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:41:35 +0000 http://conductorsblog.com/?p=521#comment-34 Allen, Thanks for commenting! And what came about from that discussion? What did you get out of it? Allen,

Thanks for commenting!

And what came about from that discussion? What did you get out of it?

]]> By: Allen http://conductorsblog.com/2010/01/22/auditions/#comment-33 Allen Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:23:12 +0000 http://conductorsblog.com/?p=521#comment-33 When playing orchestral excerpts for a jury, I was left with a half hour discussion on how the part one is playing has to fit in with the rest of the orchestra. When playing orchestral excerpts for a jury, I was left with a half hour discussion on how the part one is playing has to fit in with the rest of the orchestra.

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