We had a great rehearsal this week....! Keep it up!
Reminders:
-I must receive completed gray forms from everyone. At the present time I do not have them from:
Sinfonietta:
Pria Graham
Tomas Paral
Eric Artson
Niajea Randolph
Daja Bailey
Ethan Lee
Eleanor Lee
Carlos Gray
Sinfonia:
Sophia Amberger
Christian Bradshaw
Steven Eisner
Please just bring them to the next rehearsal that you attend. If you believe that you name is on this list in error then please let me know & I will do a thorough search.
-If you haven't yet completed & returned your yellow student info packet YOU ARE WAY LATE! Please take care of this....
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonietta
*Our biggest playing issue is having everyone play in tune. Intonation is very important for sounding good as an ensemble.*
Notereading class:
-I was delighted to have 3 new faces @ the class-Pria, Mayalen & Rita.
-This is a "come when you want to" class & you do not have to attend weekly.
-You can practice these skills online @ the links on this page.
Herb Round:
-I was pleased to see that this easy piece had greatly improved in one week.
-It is important to keep practicing the rhythms & this week I would like everyone to focus on playing through the piece so that we can begin work on playing this as a round.
Regal Procession:
-I was delighted to see that so many students had listened to this piece.
-Everyone marked down in their music the problems that they were having. These problem spots need to be practiced on their own. The trick to mastering these problems is practicing them VERY SLOWLY.
We Three Kings:
-We began to play through this to get an idea of the parts.
-The bowings are the most difficult aspect of this piece. Everyone must concentrate on whether the slurs are smooth or stopped.
Research project:
-I would like everyone to find about Jascha Heifetz. He was a violinist. You should know his basic biography & significant facts about his life. Then I will be able to tell you a story about him that relates to our discussion on playing perfectly...
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonia
Handel Little Fugue:
-counting in this piece, especially on the longer note values & rests, is going to be the biggest challenge. Please put the metronome on & clap & count your part.
-focus on practicing from the beginning through 4 this week.
Skaters' Waltz:
-the biggest problem in this piece is m43-59 for Violin 1. The combination of spiccato, bowing directions & rhythm presents a significant challenge so you MUST take it to your teacher.
-our goal speed is quater note=190 so start working with the metronome & increasing the tempo.
White Christmas:
-the biggest challenge with this is the intonation of the notes, so everyone must work with their tuner.
-work @ playing this @ quarter note=80
Instrument skills:
-everyone must ask their teacher to work with them on spiccato, even if you think you can already do it!
Music theory:
-memorize what a fermata is..
-why do we draw eyeglasses on our music?
-what is the meaning of grandioso?
Research project:
-I would like everyone to find out about a great player of your instrument-one of the "most famous ever".... so if you were a violist you could choose William Primrose (dead), Rivka Golani (living-my teacher), Kim Kashkashian (went to Peabody) etc... Please choose someone who interests you. The only restriction is that they must be famous enough that I have heard of them...
Thanks everyone, Louise :)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Fall semester - September 20th, 2009
Excellent 1st full rehearsal! We're going to have a great year...
Reminders:
-please complete & return the gray form to me
-please complete & return the yellow packet to the manager, Julia, or me
-leaving the rehearsal room during snack time is NOT permitted except to use the rest room
New Info:
-as we are in the lounge now, we have been told that snacks can take place there. This will not continue if crumbs are left...
-October 11th is a very important day. We will NOT have any rehearsals, & therefore there will be no need for snacks, but EVERYONE is expected to attend some part of the Artistic Director interview/audition. I strongly suggest that you attend the Family Q & A & it would be good to see some of the orchestra audition time. If you think about it, given the average time span for a Artistic director, current students of my groups could be playing in the YO for the chosen candidate. In addition, the Artistic director has the capacity to enhance or diminish the experience of the GBYO for everyone-including the newest member of the Sinfonietta. They are our advocate to the Board, which is a very important thing for us.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonietta
Notereading class:
-both Damontae & Carlos attended & have made significant strides over the summer! I am very pleased with their work.
Herb Round:
-this piece is going to be used to work on basic ensemble skills. We can work on this in unison which allows us to focus on looking @ the conductor as we play. We can also focus on the basic rhythms which occur.
Regal Procession:
-I was disappointed that so few students had listened to the recording that they were given last week. Many of the students study the Suzuki method & so have already seen the value of listening to a piece that they are going to play. It provides a huge jump in ease of studying the piece. Ask "Do I want my life to be easier or harder?"...
-I was pleased with how quickly the group came together at this first rehearsal. It seems that the biggest issue is going to be rhythm. Start counting & clapping NOW.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonia
Handel Little Fugue:
-we began this piece by having each section of the orchestra play the Fugue theme
Skaters' Waltz:
-this piece gives me the greatest concern in terms of pulling it together... surprisingly it is already starting to sound like the piece. EVERYONE needs to take this piece to their teacher & ask for some guidance concerning the bowing style of spiccato-it is key to playing this piece. Violins 1 & 2 must work on m44-55.
White Christmas:
-the difficulties of this piece are chromaticism & rhythm. Everyone must figure out their notes.
Thanks everyone, Louise :)
Reminders:
-please complete & return the gray form to me
-please complete & return the yellow packet to the manager, Julia, or me
-leaving the rehearsal room during snack time is NOT permitted except to use the rest room
New Info:
-as we are in the lounge now, we have been told that snacks can take place there. This will not continue if crumbs are left...
-October 11th is a very important day. We will NOT have any rehearsals, & therefore there will be no need for snacks, but EVERYONE is expected to attend some part of the Artistic Director interview/audition. I strongly suggest that you attend the Family Q & A & it would be good to see some of the orchestra audition time. If you think about it, given the average time span for a Artistic director, current students of my groups could be playing in the YO for the chosen candidate. In addition, the Artistic director has the capacity to enhance or diminish the experience of the GBYO for everyone-including the newest member of the Sinfonietta. They are our advocate to the Board, which is a very important thing for us.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonietta
Notereading class:
-both Damontae & Carlos attended & have made significant strides over the summer! I am very pleased with their work.
Herb Round:
-this piece is going to be used to work on basic ensemble skills. We can work on this in unison which allows us to focus on looking @ the conductor as we play. We can also focus on the basic rhythms which occur.
Regal Procession:
-I was disappointed that so few students had listened to the recording that they were given last week. Many of the students study the Suzuki method & so have already seen the value of listening to a piece that they are going to play. It provides a huge jump in ease of studying the piece. Ask "Do I want my life to be easier or harder?"...
-I was pleased with how quickly the group came together at this first rehearsal. It seems that the biggest issue is going to be rhythm. Start counting & clapping NOW.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonia
Handel Little Fugue:
-we began this piece by having each section of the orchestra play the Fugue theme
Skaters' Waltz:
-this piece gives me the greatest concern in terms of pulling it together... surprisingly it is already starting to sound like the piece. EVERYONE needs to take this piece to their teacher & ask for some guidance concerning the bowing style of spiccato-it is key to playing this piece. Violins 1 & 2 must work on m44-55.
White Christmas:
-the difficulties of this piece are chromaticism & rhythm. Everyone must figure out their notes.
Thanks everyone, Louise :)
SNACKS - Fall 2009
Sinfonia
9/20 - Sarah and Emma Denlinger
9/27
10/4 - Corey Sekulow
10/11 - Steven Eisner
10/18 - Jonathan Jeyachandren
10/25 - Audrey Fioretto
11/1 - Abeni Schoch
11/8 - Matthew Mu
11/15 - Latarsha Tolson
11/22 - Bogumila Balcerek
12/6 - Joanna Amberger
Sinfonietta
9/20 - Carmen Paral
9/27 - Celeste Gallo
10/4 - Simona Clampin
10/11 - Antonio Jacobs
10/18 - Nisha Rao
10/25 - Tamisha Bell
11/1 - Necole Pearson
11/8 - Angie Gray
11/15 - Elsie Brown
11/22 - Mary Llewellyn
12/6 - Scott Lee
9/20 - Sarah and Emma Denlinger
9/27
10/4 - Corey Sekulow
10/11 - Steven Eisner
10/18 - Jonathan Jeyachandren
10/25 - Audrey Fioretto
11/1 - Abeni Schoch
11/8 - Matthew Mu
11/15 - Latarsha Tolson
11/22 - Bogumila Balcerek
12/6 - Joanna Amberger
Sinfonietta
9/20 - Carmen Paral
9/27 - Celeste Gallo
10/4 - Simona Clampin
10/11 - Antonio Jacobs
10/18 - Nisha Rao
10/25 - Tamisha Bell
11/1 - Necole Pearson
11/8 - Angie Gray
11/15 - Elsie Brown
11/22 - Mary Llewellyn
12/6 - Scott Lee
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