Bleh, ive got a tryout tommorow.

[LastKnight]

and i dont feel like im ready... Hadyn's Finale from the Farewell symphony... 6 unfriendly sharps in the third position.

ive been working for about 4 months, and ive got the clear advantage, but i still dont feel good about it.

eeh well anyway, ignore this post if you see fit, that is all.

wish me luck

-LK

[specter]

1. Good Luck!!!

[LastKnight]

6. thanks! nt

[Snow]

2. Good luck - and what's so bad about third?

I thought most violinists hate second?

[LastKnight]

4. its just uncomfortable for me...

i have unusuially large hands for a violinist, so my palm hits the heal of the neck and it makes it hard to hit some of the notes, oh well, dont suppose it matters.

-LK

[Snow]

9. Hmmmm. Ever consider another instrument?

I have a friend who teaches and fixes/sells violins. He also has big hands, and is quite good at fitting the fiddle to the fiddler. You may be very attached to your instrument; perfectly understandable, but you might just want to drop this guy a note & see what he thinks.
http://www.acavalloviolins.com/

[LibInternationalist]

3. I kinda know how you feel

I have an oral exam on Friday so that I can graduate from my Master's program -- I have to be prepared to discuss Israeli-Palestinian stuff, the transition in Iraq, European Union expansion, and the future of international humanitarian law for an hour with three experts

Good Luck!

-C

[LastKnight]

5. damn, i think you win this one.

i cant compete with an oral exam lol. good luck to you as well!

-LK

[bobthedrummer]

7. Go for it!

Nail it!
You deserve it for all the preperation!
:hi:

[LastKnight]

8. Thanks nt

[Bertha Venation]

10. take 4-6 bars at a time, especially those w/ the sharps,

and run just those bars over and over and over and over and over again. Slowly at first until you can play it perfectly. Then slowly work up to tempo -- and then run it several times at tempo. Repeat for every difficult section.

Best of luck to you!