Saturday, September 17, 2011

Matthias Lesson #3

Saturday, September 17, 2011 @ 10:00-11:30, ZHdK

Comments:

  • Scales - Slow/fast, alternate
  • All forte, big sound
  • Make good phrase upwards
  • better not to breathe
  • catch the high e
  • Just to play more with the notes
  • Scale is different when you start on a different note
  • Swing
  • Find the perfect legato, tension, and timing
  • If you have something inside, people will feel it
  • Feel good when you play
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Play offensively, no doubts
  • There's no reason to feel small
Excerpts:
  • Figaro - 
    • Watch standing position - must stand in audition
    • watch rushing
    • feel in 1
    • Watch fingers, quiet
    • Listen to the internal phrases
    • Drive through the phrase, listening to the line
    • Make everything beautiful
    • Air goes very quickly
    • Just let it go
    • Always rolling
    • Heavy air on beginning
    • Help your body feel the tempo
  • Figaro - 2nd solo
    • Rounded staccato
    • Short, with body
    • More air, glue more personality to notes, more intensity
    • Take care of the vibrato
    • Light and swing
    • Follow the line, more direction
    • Have joy, have fun
    • Tempo needs to be more even
    • Use tongue a little more at beginning of notes
    • Big spurt of air
    • More line
  • Ravel - Alborada del Gracioso
    • Very soloistic
    • Loud/free
    • Very extroverted
    • Loud A
    • Faster grace notes
    • Watch finger placement
    • So much air!
    • Be in the moment, don't know what coming
    • Air
    • Take more time, slow/quick/slow
    • Need big/loud/beautiful reed

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