tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post7710801239235728992..comments2023-05-27T07:47:26.610-05:00Comments on Bass Blog: It’s only Miraculous when it is togetherMichael Hovnanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07822257921093170726noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-52405505120203754632011-12-27T10:15:46.951-06:002011-12-27T10:15:46.951-06:00Hello Michael,
This blog of yours is excellent! I...Hello Michael,<br /><br />This blog of yours is excellent! I really like reading your viewpoints and especially appreciate the excerpts and your approach to performing them - what a fantastic resource!<br /><br />I also like your approach using your backtrack clicking 8ths to practice. I also discovered this useful learning tool about a year ago and I now practice ALL of my orchestral work using this approach. (In retrospect, I don't know how I ever performed without practicing like this!) - I made a MIDI file that clicks 16ths at 100 beats per minute and I just speed that up or slow it down to whatever tempo I need, so it clicks 8ths if slowed to 50. I also made a file that I call "TImecheck" that will click 8 bars, then leaves out a bar, then play the next bar, etc - which I have found really useful to help me improve my own inner sense of timing.<br /><br />So Michael - thanks again for the very insightful bass blog!<br /><br />All the best!<br /><br />Dave Longenecker (located in a city in Canada)Davelonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032240979132634612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-70513002847375242332006-12-01T01:10:00.000-06:002006-12-01T01:10:00.000-06:00Thanks. Since there is some interest, I will visit...Thanks. Since there is some interest, I will visit the topic of audition preparation sometime soon. Still, if you have specific questions - about specific passages or something more defined than 'auditions' in general, please feel free to post them here. I will do my best to address them. Thanks for reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-20191535725484840582006-11-30T20:26:00.000-06:002006-11-30T20:26:00.000-06:00Great Blog!! I'm impressed and appreciate the time...Great Blog!! I'm impressed and appreciate the time you have taken to post such detail on pieces. It is inspiring to hear the care and preperation you take with your job and playing. <br />I'd like to join Kate's call for your thoughts on audition prep. I'm sure I probably speak for the vast majority of us taking orchestra auditions when I say that any opinions from a professional of your stature are not only very interesting but also valuable and inspiring.<br />Thanks for your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-24735763156809438632006-11-30T17:31:00.000-06:002006-11-30T17:31:00.000-06:00Just like the first two measures, it is a measure ...Just like the first two measures, it is a measure of 6/8. The beat pattern is in 2 - what the middle staff reflects - so the eigths are beamed that way. In fact, they could have all been beamed together (or not at all) since the bottom staff is continuous eight notes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-30138836053468529272006-11-30T07:39:00.000-06:002006-11-30T07:39:00.000-06:00Hi Kate - I'm sure the topic will come up. If you...Hi Kate - I'm sure the topic will come up. If you have specific questions, please feel free to post them. That would make it easier for me to address issues someone is actually interested in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-19485589658245661152006-11-29T18:34:00.000-06:002006-11-29T18:34:00.000-06:00Hey Michael- Thanks for the blog. Would you care ...Hey Michael- Thanks for the blog. Would you care to expound at some future time on audition preparation? I'd love to hear your ideas and point of view on the subject. Keep up the posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-79270232180588133342006-11-28T20:01:00.000-06:002006-11-28T20:01:00.000-06:00Michael, your idea for using finale to practice t...Michael, your idea for using finale to practice this is a great one. I don't have a metronome with the capability of programming complex rhythms either. I'm glad you're taking the time to do the blog and appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts about your job and your instrument. Keep up the good work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831438571863963666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-86309980883385297742006-11-27T21:05:00.000-06:002006-11-27T21:05:00.000-06:00Wow, that defiantly looks pretty hard for someone ...Wow, that defiantly looks pretty hard for someone who's rhythm isn't exactly their strength. I'm getting stressed just thinking about how to practice that!Karajan fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170128117588601470noreply@blogger.com