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Old 02-12-2013, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson View Post
It's about playing well in your section, in your orchestra. That's not something that can be learned from a recording. Relying on someone else's recording to teach you how something should be played or what might be expected at your next rehearsal isn't a great idea - the whole point of playing music is that there's always going to be a a different interpretation, a different approach, etc. So when you don't know what you might encounter, why not approach it from an "unbiased" point until you know the specifics of your job?
This is getting funny, unless you're being serious. Then I have to tell you that the more times you play it with ANY Recording, helps you to play it in ANY Orchestra. In the last year, I worked with 5 different Orchestras that I can remember. A 6th I had to turn down a job because I was booked already. I have played some of the same pieces with different Orchestras and having played it before with ANY Orchestra (or recording) is better then just playing it at home with a metronome. Do as you like Tom. I am only sharing my actual experiences here, and not just making opinions.

That's all I have to say about that,.
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