Sadly this not really going to let you control time, but I will discuss how to make your sound seem pushed and energetic like the all the professionals.
I picked this tip up today when University of Wisconsin-Platteville's faculty quintet came to our high school. Their tuba player, Michael Forbes, sat down and played with our brass quintet since ours' was gone today and he complimented our sound and technique, but overall the song just didn't seem exciting enough. We were playing Centone #5, arr. Verne Reynolds, and the first movement is in a fast four, but Forbes suggested we think about it in two. This will make it easier to keep the tempo pushed and it will put less stress on the mind. In his words, "If you're having to work too hard on something, then there's probably a better way to do it."
David Cooper, the trumpet player, had some feedback on this too. If you're going to think of the music in a slower feel then you'll need subdivide the beats more to make sure everyone is still together. Also when you play quieter you need to make sure you feel like you're pushing the tempo more because it's a natural tendency to slow down as you get quieter. We can't have this happen since this is what causes softer sections of music to lose intensity in more amateur ensembles.
I picked this tip up today when University of Wisconsin-Platteville's faculty quintet came to our high school. Their tuba player, Michael Forbes, sat down and played with our brass quintet since ours' was gone today and he complimented our sound and technique, but overall the song just didn't seem exciting enough. We were playing Centone #5, arr. Verne Reynolds, and the first movement is in a fast four, but Forbes suggested we think about it in two. This will make it easier to keep the tempo pushed and it will put less stress on the mind. In his words, "If you're having to work too hard on something, then there's probably a better way to do it."
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