tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21729431.post6902315749980589245..comments2023-05-26T21:13:27.096-05:00Comments on If at first you don't succeed...: Counting repsgottagopracticehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08112740396190991150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21729431.post-33763032282419878442007-08-05T09:29:00.000-05:002007-08-05T09:29:00.000-05:00Oops, my bad. It was Cellochick watching those sca...Oops, my bad. It was Cellochick watching those scary videos!gottagopracticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112740396190991150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21729431.post-77360958442076671122007-08-05T09:25:00.000-05:002007-08-05T09:25:00.000-05:00Rallentando, the accelerator vs. brake is an excel...Rallentando, the accelerator vs. brake is an excellent description of the way I felt playing that excerpt.<BR/><BR/>Cellogeek, reading so many blogs while watching scary videos seems to have left you disoriented as to place, but thanks for the reminder about stressing accents. I had a brain cramp when my <A HREF="http://gottagopractice.blogspot.com/2007/05/cello-lesson-510-rhythms.html" REL="nofollow">other duple rhythms</A> didn't work well with mixed note values.<BR/><BR/>I find the process of learning a piece to be fascinating. How interesting would it be if we played everything perfectly from the start? So thank for the compliment, but it's really not bravery that permits me to post practice clips, but a desire to share my delight in learning with others.gottagopracticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112740396190991150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21729431.post-53409076117654235322007-08-04T23:32:00.000-05:002007-08-04T23:32:00.000-05:00Hi CelloDonna, you're very brave to post your prac...Hi CelloDonna, you're very brave to post your practice audio files. I don't know that I would be so brave! The last audio file was definitely the one that most closely tracked the metronome. One of the tricks I have used to smooth out my playing (both on cello and piano) is to practice sections deliberately with syncopated rhythm and/or accents - the opposite of legato - especially emphasizing the 'and' or weak beat of the phrase. I play around with putting the emphasis on different pieces of the phrases, and then finally, go back and play it legato and in rhythm. I don't know if practicing like this would help you, but this technique has helped me smooth out many passages in many pieces. Nice work with the piece!CelloGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013451569147211749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21729431.post-65943183225039360212007-08-03T08:16:00.000-05:002007-08-03T08:16:00.000-05:00Well done. You were, I think, keeping with the me...Well done. You were, I think, keeping with the metronome much more in the final example. There was still a slight feeling of driving with one foot one the accelerator and one on the brake, if you see what I mean! However, don't take that as a criticism, as I thought it sounded good. I thought the legato sounded good all along, but, yes, even better in the final sample. <BR/>By the way, I looked it up, and the Oxford Eng. Dictionary says it is 'abacuses'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com