Rehearsal Schedule for Tuesday, October 20

Hello everyone,

Thanks for a terrific rehearsal tonight. I really feel that things are coming together well.

Here is what I would like you to focus on for next week:

1. Practise with your tuner. See how long you can hold a note in tune and keep it steady. Try different notes, different registers and different dynamic levels. Notice what happens as you crescendo and decrescendo. Watch what happens when accent the beginning of the note or start the note very softly.

2. On Parade: Measures 1 - 38

3. Hymn to the Fallen: Listen to the recording provided on this blog. We will be rehearsing all of it.

4. Royal Air Force March Past: Measures 7 - 38 - Focus on precise articulations and exact rhythms.

5. Duke Ellington: Measures 38 - 54 - RHYTHMS!!!

6. He's Gone Away: All. Have a listen to the recording that I've linked to on this blog. Practise playing through it and seeing if you can tell where you need to bring your parts out and where you need blend into the background. Write in your own crescendoes, decrescendoes and breath marks to help you with phrasing and musicality. Make your own musical decisions!

7. Military Escort - run through

8. Eventide - 66 - end

Reminder:

Please try to arrive no later than 7:20 so that you can be warmed up, tuned and ready to play by 7:30!