Sunday, January 20, 2019

Out of tune

My high school orchestra director once stopped a rehearsal when at least two instrumentalists in the same section played a wrong note.

"Hmmm," he said.  "That must be a misprint."

He then looked at the players' scores.

"No," he said.  "Misplayed."

That was the only time I remember him conveying, "Be careful and play in tune," that way.  It's an effective method, provided you don't use it too often.