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peacelovepiano

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Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this is a stupid question, but I was wondering how scales should be interpretted. I have a couple of auditions coming up (my first ones- eep!) and I want the judges to not be bored by the millions of scales they'll be hearing throughout the day...

What I mean is, should they be played soft and flexible? Or loud and confident? I've been having trouble figuring out what sounds best when it just comes down to scales.

Any and all help will be appreciated!

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fleetfingers

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Re: Scale interpretation

Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 07:48:56 PM

Not necessarily loud, but strong and confident and straight forward. Put a very slight accent on the first beat of each measure (assuming the scales are being played in 4/4).

You can take my opinion for it's worth, which may not be much. I can't say I know much about auditions and what judges prefer to hear; I can only speak for what I would prefer to hear if I had to sit and listen to millions of scales throughout the day (sounds dreadful).

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peacelovepiano

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Re: Scale interpretation

Reply #2 on: March 04, 2011, 04:17:12 AM

Thanks!

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