“Sub-divide.”
“Use your diaphragm.”
“Blow harder.”
“Finger your parts.”
“Pluck your G-string.”
“Don’t get lazy on me. Use all the positions.”
“Just because we slow down the tempo doesn’t mean you can slow down the pace.”
synthesizes tenets of the Frankfurt School, Chicago School and the School of Hard Knocks into long, rambling diatribes.
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Phrases My Orchestra Conductor Has Said to Me That Could Get Him Fired if Said Out of Context.
“Sub-divide.”
“Use your diaphragm.”
“Blow harder.”
“Finger your parts.”
“Pluck your G-string.”
“Don’t get lazy on me. Use all the positions.”
“Just because we slow down the tempo doesn’t mean you can slow down the pace.”
See all articles from this column