Monday, November 3, 2008

in reverse

For my lunchtime session, I thought I'd be clever and after my warmup, went backwards - first the clef study #3, then on to the duet book. That's all I had time for - 30 minutes, but it was a smart move to do it this way. I worked my way through the clef study and it even started to sound musical, then did the same with the top line of the "Slow Air" duet - and actually did not do too poorly at sight reading on Slow Air.

I was reminded again that when it is work, when I have to work at the rhythm, work at hearing how it is supposed to sound, I have lazy desires - oh, this is too HARD ... wahhhhhh!

I picked out a couple of things on the keyboard that I was having trouble hearing in my head - one little tuba Peter and the Wolf bit, and one bit from Slow Air. That helps so immeasurably.

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