Lately I find myself playing the horn a lot. From the first time I heard it in grade 7 I was in love. I am trying very hard to find the words to explain how I feel when I hear the horns playing in music without sounding cheesy or cliché, but I think that would be impossible because it is cheesy and cliché. And I'm okay with that. I know that I am really going to miss the local community band that I played in all last year.
Because I am struggling a bit with a new piece, I had a conversation with my extremely musically talented and knowledgeable friend the other day. I am trying to learn the song Romance by Camille Saint-Saens. It is a very beautiful piece and so I'm trying very hard to do it justice. I was having trouble understanding what the composer wanted me to do with the music. This is exactly how the conversation went:
Me: I have a music question for you - on a song Ive been learning they have a half note tied to a quarter note, the notes are both in the same measure and both have a staccato. Also in the same song there are slurred staccato eight notes- which seems to be contradicting. So what on earth should I do? lol
Friend: Play with your heart
Maybe he was just avoiding the question- but his answer made more sense than I think anything else would have.
2 comments:
Tessie - I too was a band geek. I played the baritone and trombone. My favourite piece was a duet of the Impossible Dream with my pal who played the French horn. It's great that you are playing again. By the way, thanks for commenting on my post -- but you should know that I too am Canadian. I am just anxious for Americans to have what we already have. : )
Keep it up Tessie... I don't have a musical bone in my body but I wish I did!
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