In Minuet from L'arlésienne suite no2 by Bizet, I need to slur Bb2 to G3, and Bb2 to Bb3 but the note keeps splitting. Would it be terrible if I broke the slurs and tongued the notes?

Ok

After playing through my pieces, I have come to the conclusion I am going to be appaling in this audition tomorrow. It sounds like I am playing through an old sock, and you cant distinguish my dynamics.

I bet it doesn't - it's probably because you're tired & stressed. I've just tried practising scales & my flute sounds as though it's got cottonwool stuffed up it - in my case not only am I tired & stressed but i've also had a glass of wine which i don't think has helped any!!
Repeat after me - I can do this audition well - It will go OK i'm sure
If you're worrying about those notes it won't help much so maybe you should quietly tongue them - I mean it's not that enormous a crime is it???

Well I hope that being tired is the reason... I'll go over my pieces and things again after college, and hopefully they will go well...

QUOTE (Subatomic_Star @ Apr 25 2005, 09:06 PM)

Ok After playing through my pieces, I have come to the conclusion I am going to be appaling in this audition tomorrow. It sounds like I am playing through an old sock, and you cant distinguish my dynamics.

Glad Im not the only 1 who sounds like this at times! Im in a major panic (again) have an exam in 5 weeks and still need another piece argh!

How did it go?

you''ll be fab......or ahve been fab....whenever it is /was!!!

your great at flute.....wooo go Helen!

I should have done it at 6 PM tonight. It was terrible. I walked into the car park and heard the people before me playing, which was incredibly good... Then I waited in a room until 6.10 when my conductor said "Helen, we dont appear to have you on the list". I said "Well my head of music phoned the music service like you said". He fit me in anyway. I walked in thinking "breathing and dynamics". Neither of which happened. At all. I played the Bizet first, and the top G didnt work. It was mortifying. Then played the CPE Bach Sonata, even though I can play it well (i think) dynamics didn't happen, timing went astray at one point, and my fingers got knotted up when it got to the semiquaver passages. SO, yeah. It was pretty awful.

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. poor you, im sure you did better than you think

anyway- i still think you're wonderful

xxxxxluv ya xxxxx

Awww, how nerve wracking not to have you on the list! At least they could fit you in. I am sure you played better than you thought you did. In my flute exam, the CPE Bach E minor 2nd movement, I completely messed up, and did well in it. Don't compare yourself to other people, ok they might have a good tone but you could have been better on another aspect! When do you get the results? *hug*

QUOTE (clarinetlover @ Apr 26 2005, 09:53 PM)

anyway- i still think you're wonderful xxxxxluv ya xxxxx

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww thanks sweetie

Nicki: Well our conductor said around half term ish, but my friend has been told she will get her brass band results on the 16th March...

Don't worry, I'm sure it wasn't as bad as you think it was!!! You'll be fine!
I'll keep my fingers crossed!
Charlotte