OK. SO here's the deal. I have an audition coming up ( a pretty big one to me) and I need as much criticism as possible.As for the blogger portion of this.... If you don't know...I have HORRIBLE performer's anxiety. It's haunted me for as long as I can remember but then turned severe under a certain situation in college. Since, I've been improving under and awesome horn professor/performer, but even playing in front of the camara gets my heart rushing a little. Luckily playing in Puente Alto has really boosted my confidence and DUAM has gotten me comfortable playing with an advanced group of musicians, but ensemble playing ultimately isn't what get's you accepted into a conservatory or wins you the scholarships.Perhaps this is why I feel as if Sarah Willis has become my horn idol. She's open about her anxiety with playing solos and how she prefers to play in ensembles. Love.her.
But...back to the videos. I'm trying to tackle my fear by memorizing the pieces and knowing them in and out( Don't let the music stand fool you...it's a security blanket for the most part ) . As for the typical offenses...I plead guilty. 1)Rushing 2)Intonation 3) Made up Rhythms 4) Blurps/wrong notes. Despite me already knowing this....PLEASE be specific...be bruuuttal. Unfortunately I don't have the third movement well enough to memorize yet .Also..any kind of suggestions as to how passages go are very much welcomed.
Movement I:
Mozart Horn Concerto 3
Movement II:
To be added at a later point once I can upload it to youtube....
Once again HONEST CRITICISM. I need to put myself out there and not be afraid of it. Also..to spice up comments...what was your worst audition experience? There's gotta be some funny stories out there!!
Kristol,
ReplyDeleteAside from a few "flubs" a couple things I noticed were:
1) The entire performance seems a little "flat". I think it would be so much better with some more dynamic contrast.
2) I think you should take just a little bit more time with the fast notes. Maybe it's just the recording, but they seem to be mushed together.
3) I, of all people, know how hard it is to lip trill. However, I think if you can master it, it will add to your performance and make those passages even smoother. (I still can't lip trill...)
4) It seems to me that the first passage is a little rushed... Starting at 1:05. I think that is partly due to the rushing of the 16th notes.
Otherwise it was an excellent performance! I was impressed by the fact that there didn't seem to be a huge break between your lower to upper registers.
I hope this helps at least a little!
-Brandon Cole
Brandon, wow, that really is some good advice. I didn't even really take notice of the fast notes coming out mushed, but now that you mention it, you're TOTALLY right.Seriously, thanks. Also glad to know I'm not the only one working on trills. One of my horn profs wants me to change my omniture and said that it should help me out with lips trills...but def. have some exercises that I'm using to try to get them working. Hope alls going well :-)Don't worry, you're comments have been noted and I think really are gonna help!!hahaha THANK YOU!!!
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