Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2016 14:02:03 GMT
Here's a thing to try with your Band.
Get your players to close their eyes and put the instrument to their mouth. Tell them to imagine themselves in a huge empty theatre.
Tell them there is someone way in the distance, way at the back, tell them to imagine the person sitting there.
Now tell the players to play, still with their eyes shut and tell them to aim the sound to the person at the very back of the theatre.
What should result is a very powerful and full sound by all members of the band, where everyone is all aiming for the same thing.
This will teach the players that loud playing comes from projection and not about blowing the hell out of the instrument.
This is a technique adopted by Operatic vocalists to allow them to project their voice and fill the room with sound without resorting to screaming and shouting.
There is also the argument that you can only play as loud as your weakest player, which is true in a sense, but the conductor must ensure that players realise this is only a temporary solution and I personally would not recommend this line of thought unless you are conducting a junior band or band with very low technical ability.
Get your players to close their eyes and put the instrument to their mouth. Tell them to imagine themselves in a huge empty theatre.
Tell them there is someone way in the distance, way at the back, tell them to imagine the person sitting there.
Now tell the players to play, still with their eyes shut and tell them to aim the sound to the person at the very back of the theatre.
What should result is a very powerful and full sound by all members of the band, where everyone is all aiming for the same thing.
This will teach the players that loud playing comes from projection and not about blowing the hell out of the instrument.
This is a technique adopted by Operatic vocalists to allow them to project their voice and fill the room with sound without resorting to screaming and shouting.
There is also the argument that you can only play as loud as your weakest player, which is true in a sense, but the conductor must ensure that players realise this is only a temporary solution and I personally would not recommend this line of thought unless you are conducting a junior band or band with very low technical ability.