What ridiculously difficult licks are you working on?

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:03 am

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Malcolm Arnold "Quintet." I suffered much pain working on those licks.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:43 am

Bob1062 wrote:The 16th note runs in the 3rd movement of the RVW.

I actually do a far better job on the chainsaw. For the WHOLE movement too.

Welcome Back Bob!!!!

Kory101 · Post by **Kory101** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:06 pm

I played the Malcom Arnold in my first year. It was actually the first piece our quintet coach assigned to us. Great piece. We are working on Four Outings for Brass by Previn. Amazing tuba part! Gotta love high G's!

eupher61 · Post by **eupher61** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:31 pm

I'm not working on it, but my favorite tough lick in quintet lit is in the Bozza--end of the first movement, the 3 octave G to g thing. That's where I got some of the best advice ever, straight out of the Inner Game ideas (but not specifically)--"Uncurl your toes".

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:04 pm

You made me laugh with that quote; reminded me of decades ago when I was making my living with a teaching studio and free-lancing, and I had a student recital. I had one adult student studying violin; the recital was in the summer, informal, and was wearing sandals. I told him afterwards that the only indication I had that he was nervous was that he was curling his toes! We both got a chuckle out of it.

MA

kalishdude · Post by **kalishdude** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:47 pm

bloke wrote:

man, that picture just won this thread in my book, oh and to make this a totally not wasted post, working on the end of Pantomime - Sparke and the Cadenza Section of the Gordon Jacobs Euphonium Fantasia

eupher61 · Post by **eupher61** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:58 pm

what's the Zappa thing--Red Page? Black Page?

Sorry, it's been WAAAAY too long since I've done any Zappa.

Joe's Garage still is my favorite.

tubatom91 · Post by **tubatom91** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:25 pm

I played my Dvorak 'new world' tonight and it went very well thanks for the tips!