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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
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Is it clear in this paragraph that I was successful at the audition? I'm hoping "animate the instrument well enough" makes it fairly explicit.
My petite size, however, was a problem at my audition: I could animate the instrument well enough, but I struggled to hold it properly. The solution? I was to purchase some ribbon and use it to tie the instrument to my hand. Before I left, I was given a different French horn from the one I had auditioned with. It was ridiculous: the bell contained numerous dents, the tubing was rusty, and (much to my horror) the mouthpiece was covered in teeth marks.
Thanks in advance!
My petite size, however, was a problem at my audition: I could animate the instrument well enough, but I struggled to hold it properly. The solution? I was to purchase some ribbon and use it to tie the instrument to my hand. Before I left, I was given a different French horn from the one I had auditioned with. It was ridiculous: the bell contained numerous dents, the tubing was rusty, and (much to my horror) the mouthpiece was covered in teeth marks.
Thanks in advance!
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Is it clear in this paragraph that I was successful at the audition? Not very. It's implied by the fact that you were to purchase some ribbon, and by the fact that they gave you a horn.
- Is it clear in this paragraph that I was successful at the audition?
- Not very.
- It's implied by the fact that you were to purchase some ribbon, and by the fact that they gave you a horn.
- I'm hoping "animate the instrument well enough" makes it fairly explicit.
- No.
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Is it clear in this paragraph that I was successful at the audition? Not very. It's implied by the fact that you were to purchase some ribbon, and by the fact that they gave you a horn.
I'm hoping "animate the instrument well enough" makes it fairly explicit. No. Maybe there were several people who could do that.
I'm hoping "animate the instrument well enough" makes it fairly explicit. No. Maybe there were several people who could do that.
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Would it be okay as, in reality, that's all that was required to be successful? Or should I perhaps say, "I could animate the instrument well enough to be successful, but I struggled to hold it properly."
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Or is it okay enough to simply imply that I was successful? Ideally, I don't want to change it, but I also want the meaning to be fairly clear.
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How about this?
"I animated the instrument well enough to be successful, but I struggled to hold it properly."
"I animated the instrument well enough to be successful, but I struggled to hold it properly."
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That's fantastic! Thank you! And on the subject of things being clear, does this fall into the implicit category or is it clear enough that I couldn't hide as I was the only member of that part of the band?
I did what any other self-conscious teenager would do: I began to mime.
After all, I knew exactly what valves to press for each note, the positions to curl my lips into, and
I did what any other self-conscious teenager would do: I began to mime.
After all, I knew exactly what valves to press for each note, the positions to curl my lips into, and
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