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ecarroll · 02-06-2006, 07:43 AM

Derek,

Good morning from frozen Montreal.

I think that my fellow TMers will agree that you have WAY too much free time on your hands, amigo, but thank you for an interesting topic (!)

I had a quick and memorable lesson with Arnold Jacobs on the stage of Carnegie Hall once after the Chicago Symphony was finished rehearsing (and before the stagehands kicked us off).

I played passages from Bruckner's Eighth in my best (worst) CSO imitation -- as loudly as I could play. Jake then asked me to play again but back off by 20% and the result was much louder. Was this a matter of finding more resonance or simply that by playing tutta forza my effort was interfering with my flow? Both perhaps, and only the stagehands know for sure.

I'll watch this thread with interest and again my thanks. You make wonderful contributions here, Derek.

Best,
EC (off to feed my inner oboist)

02-06-2006, 07:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
ecarroll Artist in Residence Forte User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH/CA/PQ Posts: 1,404	Derek, Good morning from frozen Montreal. I think that my fellow TMers will agree that you have WAY too much free time on your hands, amigo, but thank you for an interesting topic (!) I had a quick and memorable lesson with Arnold Jacobs on the stage of Carnegie Hall once after the Chicago Symphony was finished rehearsing (and before the stagehands kicked us off). I played passages from Bruckner's Eighth in my best (worst) CSO imitation -- as loudly as I could play. Jake then asked me to play again but back off by 20% and the result was much louder. Was this a matter of finding more resonance or simply that by playing tutta forza my effort was interfering with my flow? Both perhaps, and only the stagehands know for sure. I'll watch this thread with interest and again my thanks. You make wonderful contributions here, Derek. Best, EC (off to feed my inner oboist)