Sunday, August 19, 2007.2:04 AM

Maybe I should really keep quiet during quintet.

I think a chamber coach who doesn't get to see what happens during her students' quintet rehearsals is unable to give a true reflection of their chamber music skills in terms of grades. And some people who don't actually contribute ideas get credited for it. Whereas the ones who did got lower grades (from the past sem results). She simply awards grades based on one's skills on his/her instrument - which I think is reserved for their instrument major teachers instead. But how well the student can demonstrate those ideas on his instrument also plays a huge part. Even if you contributed the idea and you can't materialise it, that's as good as nothing.

So, perhaps the only way to go is to contribute my ideas during class...but it's way too selfish and doesn't help the quintet...

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I can quite successfully turn a thick-sounding reed to a relatively good reed now.
The problem lies with the buzzy-sounding reeds after going to the guillotine. Attempts to make them un-buzzy have been mostly fruitless. In the end, they can't really play. Doshitei? 1 reed blank 5bucks lor. I wasted 10bucks already. :(

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