I am baby sitting 3 grandchildren and a puppy tonight. Thank goodness for my laptop! I have cleared 2 puddles and a smallish heap of doggy pooh, sent 2 children back to bed, had a glass of wine and read the whole of the internet - twice!! It's only 11.15pm, there is probably ages to go yet.
Cello practise is going backwards. The tenor clef started well, but now is in the Slough of Despond . I was expecting it, and I know it will improve if I keep at it, which I will, but meanwhile I am raging at the 'smart Alec' who thought it up!
4 comments:
Re tenor clef: Sometimes I'd just prefer to stay in bass clef with countless leger lines, and then go directly into treble for the upper areas of the cello universe.
That sounds like a good idea!
I'm playing a piece in my early music group that goes to treble clef for two measures for no apparent reason (the highest note is G, second line of treble clef). These two measures are also squished together, making them harder to read. Since I don't really practice this piece between rehearsals, I'm baffled by it every time it comes around, even though it is not difficult. Maybe practice is the key. :-)
I play the flute, which often has strings of high notes with multiple measure lines, with notes so close that the ledger lines meet each other. Sometimes confusing. But, no one has suggested a "soprano" clef to resolve this problem. Good thing, too.
Good luck and keep practicing--you will master the tenor clef.
Maricello: So sorry I have not replied to your post before now. I somehow missed it until tonight! You are obviously a lot more accomplished than I so it is very comforting to read your comments on the tenor clef! A 'soprano' clef brings tears to the eyes! Yes, practise is the way to go.
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