tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022615131472916654.post5120747248998226024..comments2023-10-07T14:34:06.703+01:00Comments on Horn Thoughts: Endurance in orchestra and band rehearsalJonathan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527063732905729010noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022615131472916654.post-19423657425252672892012-01-19T03:47:05.034+00:002012-01-19T03:47:05.034+00:00I greatly appreciate your comments. I deal with e...I greatly appreciate your comments. I deal with endurance problems all the time in a church orchestra and in my two civic orchestras.<br /><br />I know my abilities and limitations, and for each performance I develop a plan for how to best get through without a meltdown. Tactics I use include: playing some passages down an octave, not playing for a few measures (especially when another instrument such as the trumpet has the same), asking a colleague to play a few measures of high notes for me.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924760727724155980noreply@blogger.com