How many run throughs can you manage?

[Giohorn]

How many run throughs can you manage of Journey into Freedom? :shock:

I consider myself a very strong player and with good stamina qualities (ooeer!) But this piece is a bludgen to the chops job :evil:

Please give me your views on this wonderfull piece. Keep it to the stamina though!!

 

[Pj]

were forced arduously to do 2 a nite! i keep coming home with my lips looking like ive had implants! good piece but its really doing my head in now...and we still got 5 rehearsals to go!! :shock: be glad to get it over and done with now.

 

[Dave Payn]

Shouldn't the plural of 'run through' be 'runs through' (as in 'courts martial') rather than 'run throughs'?

Yours in a white wine sauce etc. etc.
Payn the Pedant.

 

[Trog's]

Journey into freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom

I had a one and a half sectional followed by a 2 hour full rehersal last week.....................it hurt! I couldn't play next day!!!!

 

[Trigger]

Well, if you ignore the cornet solo (which I never play anyway thank god) and the really exposed cornet part towards the endish (which, again, I avoid at all costs), then I suppose two or three times would be the vote. But that sort of takes out the essence of the piece. Right lip wrecker that one! :?

 

[ploughboy]

I Personally can do 6/7, my lip never tire's!! my starts to ache after a little while tho :wink:

 

[Giohorn]

Ploughboy is that 6/7 as in sixth sevenths of a rehearsal?? :lol:

 

[Bones]

Had a 4 1/2 hour rehearsal on Sunday.

1 hour bottom end sectional
3.5 hours full band

2 run throughs of the National Test peice, and one of Dances and Areas for Pontins.

well knacked at the end of it.

 

[ronnie_the_lizard]

I've never had a major problem with JIF, even playing the solo EEb part.

I guess at the time my lip was pretty solid and I may have more of a problem now, but I can think of several pieces that are more of a blow than JIF.

What about Life divine?

For the more adventurous bands among you how about "Seid" - that's a double whammy because after all the massive sounds, mainly on 'split parts' so you can't take a breather, you have to come back for a ppp ending??

But more topically, for those of you in the top section who haven't tried it yet I can guarantee "Rienzi" will be a stamina-test for next spring - My lip is still taut this evening after a single run through last night.

Ron

 

[DublinBass]

Had a 4 1/2 hour rehearsal on Sunday.

1 hour bottom end sectional
3.5 hours full band

2 run throughs of the National Test peice, and one of Dances and Areas for Pontins.

well knacked at the end of it.

I still can't believe Staffordshire are doing BOTH contests.

I have to say that personal my lips don't get tired during a band rehearsal no matter how long it is (when I'm playing bass). I think it would be interesting to see these votes split by instrument. I could probably make it through 1 or 2 on baritone, but no more.

 

[Red Elvis]

Back in 86-88 I was lucky enough to play in Colchester Institute Brass Band under Mr (Bandmaster , Chalk Farm SA) Michael Clack.We looked at "Journey into Freedom".One afternoon Mr Clack was not satisfied with our "FF" , and we ended up with Euphs, Bari's and Troms stood on our chairs giving it big stylee until we got the sound / tone he wanted. I just about made it home before collapsing with combined migraine / vomiting , and was not the only one!!
Still rate Mr Clack as the finest band trainer I have played under though.

 

[lynchie]

I spent 45 mins practicing random musi today and felt almops dead... maybe because I was playing Bolero (uck!!!), and maybe because I was playing high stuff, but still... knackered after an hour is pretty feeble... I've always been able to do long distance flying!