Posted by The conductor is right on February 15, 2001 at 00:51:30:
In Reply to: Re: An American in Paris--Swing or no swing? posted by Wade on February 14, 2001 at 22:37:48:
The Conductor is right. Nothing else matters. Period.
As my tuba prof always said, "When the conductor says 'jump' you say, 'how high?'...when he says squat"...
It's not a democracy. Just play as asked and then moan about the conductor all you want after the concert.