Triangle Playing.......plus the Day Job!
Another week gone and we're nearly halfway through our first rehearsal period with the Merchant Sinfonia. As I don't have a triangle at home, I can't do any personal practice for my new role, but everyone else seems to be working hard. I also migrated back towards the Bass Drum this week and gave them all a wake up call/scared the living daylights out of them, depending on your point of view!! Well, what can I say? When a girls sees f written on her music, she's going to give it a bit of welly, isn't she?!
The wind section had a great time under the cheerful baton of BBC SSO Clarinettist, Barry Deacon. He hi-jacked them for an hour or so and with metronomic precision, got their 'off-beats' back on again, and their 'down-beats' back up. It's amazing what people can do with some gentle encouragement. I'm certainly hearing a difference.
And what else is going on in the land of BBC SSO Learning? Well it's a period for meetings, chatting to colleagues and learning new things. Us BBC Learning Managers have to keep up to date, not only with developments in music education, but also with broadcast and technological developments, which can be a bit tricky when it isn't your particular area of expertise! My last couple of days have been spent at BBC Scotland's fantastic Muliplatform Festival where I heard all about podcasts, vodcasts, mobiles, rights, commissioning, websites, vision, audio........the list goes on. Never a day goes by when I don't think we're on one of the steepest learning curves ever!
I think I need a lie down!
Jennifer Martin
Learning Manager BBC SSO
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We had our first full compliment of percussionists last night and had an unexpected but much welcomed visit from Heather.
We were quickly sorted out for Finlandia and began performing with excitement and fear. It was great of have Heather although for me a bit stressful as I stuttered through the cymbals part. Ilan Volkov observed us from the door and looked very scary!
I am going to practice like mad to get Finlandia spot on for the concert. Offenbach now sounds brill, to me anyway.
Anne (percussion)
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We did not need to call on the expertise of our guest triangle player, Jennifer, this week....................I enjoyed having her around last week very much as she counted moving her lips for my benefit. Very much appreciated.
Multi talanted, she also plays a mean base drum..............
Anne
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