Today was absolutely fantastic musically.
From around 11:30 to 2:15 or so I just straight practiced and played. I actually sounded really good, despite the fact that I was listening to playbacks of myself from the "Voice Notes" app on my iPhone. While the tone wasn't that great, I sounded good technically, and was feeling confident for today's recording.
I wasn't confident enough. I sounded absolutely fantastic.
Not only that, but the guy whose studio I recorded at agreed, he says that I ought to try for the concerto competition he's heading, and that he plans on giving my name and number to people looking for an oboe or English horn player for paying jobs. Tell me that doesn't sound spectacular.
He also said that while most oboe/Eng. horn doublers are merely "mediocre" at English horn, I have a really beautiful sound and am quite good at it.
This post is incredibly short, but, to sum it up, I've had an enormous ego and confidence boost. Plus, the recording overall sounds really damn good. I'm pretty proud. There are some glitches and stuff (all of them mostly nerves' fault) but then again some parts of the audition just sound pretty spectacular.
Had a great day.
From around 11:30 to 2:15 or so I just straight practiced and played. I actually sounded really good, despite the fact that I was listening to playbacks of myself from the "Voice Notes" app on my iPhone. While the tone wasn't that great, I sounded good technically, and was feeling confident for today's recording.
I wasn't confident enough. I sounded absolutely fantastic.
Not only that, but the guy whose studio I recorded at agreed, he says that I ought to try for the concerto competition he's heading, and that he plans on giving my name and number to people looking for an oboe or English horn player for paying jobs. Tell me that doesn't sound spectacular.
He also said that while most oboe/Eng. horn doublers are merely "mediocre" at English horn, I have a really beautiful sound and am quite good at it.
This post is incredibly short, but, to sum it up, I've had an enormous ego and confidence boost. Plus, the recording overall sounds really damn good. I'm pretty proud. There are some glitches and stuff (all of them mostly nerves' fault) but then again some parts of the audition just sound pretty spectacular.
Had a great day.
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