Originally Posted by amtrpt

Rowuk,
I think if you read my post again you will see that what I siad was that I practice FFFF in order to feel comfortable with FF. I don't have any specific examples of extreme loud playing. I play as loud as the conductor wants me to play. It's not really up to me to make those decisions. My job is to be prepared to play whatever dynamic the conductor wants and to make sure I can do that I practice the extremes.
Best,
Andrew