I hate getting stuck on details and having to iron out one small section, however as a musician it’s impossible not to. When I was rehearsing and learning my senior recital music it was an extremely frustrating process. One of the pieces was Spitfire for euphonium, vibraphone, and marimba.
There were many nights my friend and I who were working on it together would just give up for the night. We would try and get a section done a week. Some rehearsals were spent counting our parts and figuring out where we lined up, or finding spots to cue each other in as the parts switched melody lines. Working with my lessons professor helped a lot as he could see the score and heard things we did not. It took us about 4-5 weeks to get everything as good as we could in our time limit.
Having a good professor who kept pushing me forward was definitely a huge help when things got frustrating. However, the biggest psychological help for me was my significant other, who could keep me sane no matter how much I wanted to drop the piece.
Adams E1 Gold Brass Bell and SS Leadpipe
Undergrad at Angelo State
Future TA at University of Oklahoma