Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Hahahaha! So, I realized that all throughout my tape I STILL didn't get what Matt and Andrew and Dr. Hamann were trying to say! Even during my last run through my beat pattern was too rushed. I understand now what Matt was saying about the velocity of the hand and how it needs to be steady. My pattern was very sharp and bouncy whereas his was smoother and more controlled. Not that it was legato, but it was not as pointed. Sorry it took so many people to communicate that to me. =)
I also noticed that my downbeat was perpetually late coming out of the 6/8 bars. The choir was singing before I came in and this should not be the case. I think I was lingering too much on the last couple of eighth notes coming out of the 6/8 bar. It might help if I keep the eighth note beat in my head and force my hand to conduct with it, regardless of what my ear is telling me. At least this might help at first. I don't want to put the piece in a straightjacket. =) Matt or Andrew, do you have any suggestions for how I might correct this tendency?