Comments on: More tips for soloists http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/ Music, opinion, life as a performing musician Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kenneth Woods http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/comment-page-1/#comment-32950 Kenneth Woods Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:03:31 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/#comment-32950 Hey John- Maybe you need to commmission a percussion concerto! Really, why people let kids start the saxophone and the euphonium when there is no work or repertoire instead of telling them to learn bassoon or horn is beyond me.... You know I love doing percussion-rich music, it's just finding the fifth, sixth and seventh players that gets to be a drag..... Cheers John- see you soon Ken Hey John-

Maybe you need to commmission a percussion concerto!

Really, why people let kids start the saxophone and the euphonium when there is no work or repertoire instead of telling them to learn bassoon or horn is beyond me….

You know I love doing percussion-rich music, it’s just finding the fifth, sixth and seventh players that gets to be a drag…..

Cheers John- see you soon

Ken

]]> By: Kenneth Woods http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/comment-page-1/#comment-32949 Kenneth Woods Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:01:20 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/#comment-32949 Hey Jen- Great to hear from you- send me a tape of the double concerto when it's done! Happy New Year Ken Hey Jen-

Great to hear from you- send me a tape of the double concerto when it’s done!

Happy New Year

Ken

]]> By: Jen http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/comment-page-1/#comment-32925 Jen Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:00:43 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/#comment-32925 Brilliant as usual. -Jen *who has commisioned a double concerto for bass clarinet and viola, with string orchestra accompaniment. Should be done for the 2008-2009 season.* Brilliant as usual.

-Jen *who has commisioned a double concerto for bass clarinet and viola, with string orchestra accompaniment. Should be done for the 2008-2009 season.*

]]> By: john wilson http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/comment-page-1/#comment-32862 john wilson Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:48:47 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/#comment-32862 KW Quote: "1- Keep the orchestra moderately sized, Beethoven- not Messiaen-sized is good, avoid “extra” instruments if possible........works for this sized band will get played much more often than those with 18 percussionists." DANG! What were my teachers thinking in 6th grade when I took up percussion. Are there not learned people out there telling students to look hard at trying the bassoon??? [sigh] At least I am great at counting rests.....and counting.....counting....counting....ONE-2-3. Two-2-3, Three-2-3 - 4 -1-2......3.... where are we again? Happy New Year, Ken! KW Quote: “1- Keep the orchestra moderately sized, Beethoven- not Messiaen-sized is good, avoid “extra” instruments if possible……..works for this sized band will get played much more often than those with 18 percussionists.”

DANG! What were my teachers thinking in 6th grade when I took up percussion. Are there not learned people out there telling students to look hard at trying the bassoon???

[sigh]

At least I am great at counting rests…..and counting…..counting….counting….ONE-2-3. Two-2-3, Three-2-3 – 4 -1-2……3…. where are we again?

Happy New Year, Ken!

]]> By: Rob Deemer http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/comment-page-1/#comment-32813 Rob Deemer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:19:36 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2008/01/05/more-tips-for-soloists/#comment-32813 Nice posts, Ken - I would be curious to have you take your comments about concerti commissions one step further to give us your thoughts on working with composers in general, both in terms of writing non-concerti orchestral works and "tips" on how to work with a conductor & orchestra during a rehearsal for a premiere. Many of your comments in your previous post in regards to etiquette sounded quite close to my own thoughts on composers in rehearsals. I've given my own composition students plenty of advice, but it's always helpful to hear it from another conductor directly. Nice posts, Ken – I would be curious to have you take your comments about concerti commissions one step further to give us your thoughts on working with composers in general, both in terms of writing non-concerti orchestral works and “tips” on how to work with a conductor & orchestra during a rehearsal for a premiere. Many of your comments in your previous post in regards to etiquette sounded quite close to my own thoughts on composers in rehearsals. I’ve given my own composition students plenty of advice, but it’s always helpful to hear it from another conductor directly.

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