Bill_Bumps Veteran Member
Joined: 07 May 2019 Posts: 157
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Don Herman rev2 wrote: |
Having the sound in mind (not just pitch, but the whole sound) is critical in playing, at least for me, and a tenant of the Chicago school of playing. "Hear it, play it" is worth striving for. The notes on a page are more likely to sound good coming out the bell if you are thinking about the sound of a nice full G on top of the staff than if you are thinking of a black note named G sitting at the top of the staff. And sight reading is waaay easier IME if you can "hear" the notes on the page in front of you.
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This, +10. I always have to "hear" the sound of a piece in my head before I can play it worth a damn. |
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