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Date Posted: 16:11:21 02/27/07 Tue
Author: Jessica
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Re: Singing in Band?!
In reply to: Nickie 's message, "Singing in Band?!" on 20:22:28 02/18/07 Sun

Sorry to have o disagree but I do. Singing through a piece before playing it would negate part of the "sight reading" skill. If you already know what a piece sounds like before you play it of course it wil be easier to play but will it really help you in the long run?? I couldn't imagine what would happen to me if I went into an audition for any ensemble, was handed a piece to sight read and replied "could I sing through this before I play it?" what a joke. I'm sure the audition would either end there or the outcome would have to be toward the negative. I'm not disagreeing with singing in band all the time... I believe ti is very helpful to figure out a tricky rhythm or passage but only after the piece has been sigt read at least one time through.

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[> Re: Singing in Band?! -- Nickie, 19:10:56 03/22/07 Thu [1]

I am not suggesting that singing be used in place of sightreading on one's instrument. On the contrary, I think singing ought to be used as a way to INTERNALIZE ONE'S PART, so as to truly know it before playing (or after playing it once, perhaps). If you can't sing your part, you probably can't play it either.

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