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| | daily observations » musical chairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | When this happens, I, as the second-chair player, move back to the third chair, which is on the second stand, closest to the audience (the violas sit on the outside in the Oregon Symphony, as opposed to the more common violas inside with cellos outside, arrangement). |
 | | Sure, I sit under the nose of the music director, and have to have my parts learned to a ‘T’ at the first rehearsal (at least theoretically), but if you know what’s going on around you, navigating unfamiliar parts is much easier, and that job is simpler when you’re up front. |
 | | In the section, you have to rely more on an inner rhythmic pulse, since you may not be able to see the beat as well, acoustics onstage can distort where the rhythmic center is, and you might have a cellist or bassist near you that plays very loud and rushes at the same time. |
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