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Tarter_trpt8 · 04-18-2006, 02:22 PM

Manny,

I hope all is well, and that you are still loving music at the end of the season!

Ok, I was talking to a good friend of mine from a college that I went to my first year. He lives in Milwaukee and studies with Mark Neihaus (sp?). What we were wondering about was how a principle player in an orchestra like yourself sounds like when you are taking a lesson with them in comparison to their playing in an orchestra...My friend had the opportunity of sitting in during one of the Milwaukee rehearsals next to Mark and he told me that Mark sounded absolutely different. Mainly the louder and articulated sections. Maybe I misunderstood him, but what he said was that every articulation is accented a lot more harshly (if that is a good word to use) and with more bite to the note in order for it ot sound good out in the hall. He also said that Mark's sound changes from a practice room to the hall. Does any of this ring a bell or make sense...I just want to know if there is a difference to you when you play with the orchestra as opposed to alone and by yourself, and does the excerpt change once it is put in place with the whole group?

Jeremy

04-18-2006, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tarter_trpt8 Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 116	Sound in section differs from sound in practice room? Manny, I hope all is well, and that you are still loving music at the end of the season! Ok, I was talking to a good friend of mine from a college that I went to my first year. He lives in Milwaukee and studies with Mark Neihaus (sp?). What we were wondering about was how a principle player in an orchestra like yourself sounds like when you are taking a lesson with them in comparison to their playing in an orchestra...My friend had the opportunity of sitting in during one of the Milwaukee rehearsals next to Mark and he told me that Mark sounded absolutely different. Mainly the louder and articulated sections. Maybe I misunderstood him, but what he said was that every articulation is accented a lot more harshly (if that is a good word to use) and with more bite to the note in order for it ot sound good out in the hall. He also said that Mark's sound changes from a practice room to the hall. Does any of this ring a bell or make sense...I just want to know if there is a difference to you when you play with the orchestra as opposed to alone and by yourself, and does the excerpt change once it is put in place with the whole group? Jeremy __________________ "99% is the same as 0%. If you don't feel like giving 100% or can't give 100%, then you might as well stay home." -Will Smith/added to by Jeremy Tarter