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adding on to my band question
Well that is my problem. i can't seem to play the pitch with out hearing it first. and know i am the only person in my "section" so i can't hear the pitch from anyone else. AND i can't play like the tune of a new song with out hearing it first.
like we just got new music and i can see the notes and know what counting they get but i can't seem to make it sound like a song when i play it.
the notes are always screwed up and it sounds nothing like the CD i got. I only got it right when someone else(my director) played it for me.
Is that enough info??? Sorry if i am lacking some info.(again)
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that is close to enough info, haha. i was looking for you to tell me if you are woodwind or brasswind. i'm going to guess and say that you're a woodwind because you said that you're the only one in your section? well, on a woodwind instrument of course you know that for each fingering or whatever, there's only one note to play. as opposed to brasswind, where it is probably a little more difficult because there can be several notes for each fingering or position. i think your problem is that you are psyching yourself out. of course you can play the notes! because you have before. i think that you are telling yourself that you can't, when we both know that isn't true. i also think that you need to just practice at home and build up your confidence. once you build up your confidence, then it doesn't matter if you make mistakes when you play, really. the best kind of mistake is one that is loud and clear, because then you can fix it! that is what my old band director told me. he said that it is better to play out and play wrong so that you can say "oops!" and fix it next time. do your friends have the same problem? i know some people that do. i used to have the same problem until i went home and practiced and practiced and practiced until my dog got so tired of listening to me that she hid under my bed. but the point of this story is that now i can sightread better and i am more confident. here's another little bit of advice: i used to be the only one in my section, a few years ago. and if i messed up, nobody else could tell because they didn't have my music. also, if i sounded weird, nobody else would know the difference because there wasn't another person in my section. something that helps me is listening to other people for the pitch when you play songs. if you can learn who also has the same sort of melody or whatever in the song you're playing, then you can listen to that section. for example, i play tenor sax, which is a low reed instrument, so normally i'm grouped with bass clarinets. most of the time i have the same music as them, so if i have trouble with something, i can listen to them or ask one of them. it's the same thing with like oboe and flutes. if you were an oboe player, you could listen to the flutes for what notes to play (though they would be like an octave higher).
here's my guide to what instruments normally have the same music:
flutes = oboe = trumpet
clarinet = alto sax = french horn
baritone = trombone
tenor sax = bass clarinet
tuba = bari sax
that's only most of the time, though. it is good that you are getting help from your director! i think you should keep going to him/her for help because whether or not you realize it, it is definitely helping you.
i hope i helped :)
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