Essays about: "orchestra"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 essays containing the word orchestra.
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11. The Search for Brilliance - Understanding and developing key skills for orchestral flute auditions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : This thesis is aimed at finding methods to improve performance quality in an audition setting through research on music performance anxiety, performance psychology, relaxation techiques and flute technique. Using my personal experience in real auditions and daily practice, I also provide examples of how I improved my proficiency as a performer through a portfolio of technical exercises that can improve skill levels as well as be a source of relaxation prior to an audition. READ MORE
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12. Out of the practise room - Planning patterns for professional musicians-to-be
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : The present work is about how it is possible to organise the practising activity from the perspective of a viola player. It may be a tool for understanding how to balance different loads of practise and rest for young musicians who aim to a professional career. READ MORE
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13. ” Clarinet Praxis” : How to best prepare for orchestra life. Advice and interviews with some of the main principal clarinetists in Europe.
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musikAbstract : This topic for the present thesis arose from the very reason I came to study at the KMH Royal College of Music of Stockholm where I have the opportunity to approach orchestral life in a direct manner, playing and collaborating with the great orchestras of the city and also to focus on orchestral repertoire, especially those excerpts which are required for auditions. In the last year I have spent a lot of time trying to understand how an orchestral musician can manage time better and prepare for any kind of situation, precisely because I have had so many chances to participate in major projects that the university has offered and also in long tours around Europe, Canada and Central America. READ MORE
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14. Practicing for Orchestra projects, how to adapt my practice for it to be the most efficient and effective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : In this work I try to understand how and why practicing for orchestra is different from solo practice, and how I can make it more efficient (less time-consuming), effective (resulting in better quality of playing), and relevant to me, with the challenges and difficulties that I have at this stage of my education. I do that by analysing my preparation and experience during several orchestra projects, finding the aspects that need improvement and trying new methods to make them evolve. READ MORE
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15. The Haydn Project. A performance process of the second cello concerto with a tape accompaniment
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : To perform a solo concerto with an orchestra requires lots of knowledge not only about the solo voice but also about the accompaniment. Besides reading and listening we musicians learn by doing. Based on these thoughts I started to work on a piece in a new way. READ MORE
