Originally Posted by fnchdrms87

Mr. Laureano,

Here is a link to me playing

Ballerina's Dance

It's okay. Just a couple of things. Take note of how much you inflect on the slurred passages. There seem to be a number of unnecessary crescendi, diminuendi that make them swell uncharacteristically. Always practice this this with a metronome so that you keep in pulse no matter what breathing you use. As I say, otherwise, it's nice.

Promenade

Place just a wee bit more stress or length on the C so you don't go to the F so quickly. If you can avoid breathing in the middle of the phrase, do so, it's disruptive otherwise.

Mahler 5

It's a bit eccentric for me. If you like it with vibrato, I don't have a problem with that but if it's going and you're not aware of how wobbly it is, that's a problem. There are some strange rhythmic things that you do and i don't quite understand why they are there. Before the quarter note triplet you play an eighth note pick instead of a 16th. Why? The triplets throughout are a bit slow, especially the last set. The final Ab octave should not have the big hesitation that you play. Dynamics need to be greater as well.

Leonore 3

This was very eccentric. I didn't get the overly legato playing and the shift into 5th gear from 1st gear tempowise.

Pines Offstage Solo

It was fine but there was litle phrasing to speak of. All the notes were there and the pitch was generally good.

Scheherezade

The basic rhythm is a little off. There's virtually no difference between the 16th pickups and the subsequent triplets. The dotted 8th-16th-8th figure slows down and makes the temo inconsistent.

Now, all this having been said. It's not a bad tape for a summer music camp. You show a nice sound and solid technique. In other words there's potential for a good teacher to work with and bring the little misgivings I had to your attention and I'm sure you'll fix those things with patience and proper work.

http://www.mediamax.com/fnchdrms87/Links/40A4BBC1EE

Any comments you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Any input from other TM users would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks in advance for all your time.