Posted by Kitty Dusher-McAneny on February 11, 2004 at 01:47:24:
In Reply to: doctoral recital advice!!! PLEASE HELP!! posted by Bryan Deixner on February 10, 2004 at 23:47:01:
That piece is IMPOSSIBLE. I have a recording of Steven Mead playing it with the London Philharmonic and it BLOWS MY MIND. If you're thinking of playing it - or Billy Blowhard, for that matter - then you're probably a very accomplished player. Even so, here are some tips:
- SLOW PRACTICE! You'll never master this piece at tempo until you master it at quarter note equals 40 or so. This will really help with the ridiculous technical passages.
- DON'T TRY TO LEARN IT ALL AT ONCE! Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day. If you're going to conquer the Vandercook, you'll have to do it one small bit at a time.
Anyway, I'm sure you've heard these things before. Good luck with it, and do send a recording if your recital isn't a huge fold.
Hope I helped!
- Kitty (TMEA, here I come!)