Homework! :)
Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:32 AM
Aloha people!
How have you all been ever since band stand down? Hope you are managing everything just fine. Anyway, this post is utterly important. The title speaks everything. =) All of you should have brought home your sticks for self-practice at home. Ensemble people, you are required to memorise your scores before band resumes. You have about one month so there should be no excuse for not being able to memorise the whole piece. I know final year exams are only a few days away so this is where you have to start to manage time your properly.
FOR SEC. 1s & SENIORS,
The following are some very important things you have to practise:
- Rolling - must last for AT LEAST 24 counts. It must sound nice and even multi-stroking. Crescendo and De-crescendo for 4 counts each.
- Paradiddle - practise from slow to fast tempo.
- Chromatic scale
- Intervals 4-8 for SEC. 1s
You have to do this before you proceed to do the following - SCORE-STUDYING.
FOR SEC. 1s :
- Pasadena - focus on the parts you are unsure of
- When you will come back again - focus on phrasing
- Pavane in blue -whole piece
FOR SENIORS :
- Folk Song Suite - Movement 1 & 2
- Let's Swing - bar 25 to 93
- Pavane in Blue - whole piece
FOR EVERY SONG, I want all of you to focus on phrasing, PULSING and DYNAMICS. For dynamics, apply what I have taught earlier on during the september holiday band practice. Remember, THINK before you play the phrase with the given dynamics especially CRESCENDO and DE-CRESCENDO. PULSING is also as important as dynamics. Because without pulsing, what we play will definitely sound monotonous. In other words, it's just plain boring and dull! We are supposed to play music. Music means nothing if you just play out the correct rhythm without any pulsing. We are Percussionists (like duh!), and we give the beat to the band. Every beat should have a pulse like your heart beat. Therefore, from now onwards, please include pulsing! It makes a HUGE difference to the band sound. The band will sound more ALIVE with pulsing. =)
Okay that's all. I expect your rolling to be exceptionally good when band resumes. I will hold an audition for this. Everyone are expected to pass this audition given the plenty of time of practices at home during this period.
Lastly, please take this seriously. I mean it.
Good luck for eoy people!
-your dearest SL (:
Homework! :)
Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:32 AM
Aloha people!
How have you all been ever since band stand down? Hope you are managing everything just fine. Anyway, this post is utterly important. The title speaks everything. =) All of you should have brought home your sticks for self-practice at home. Ensemble people, you are required to memorise your scores before band resumes. You have about one month so there should be no excuse for not being able to memorise the whole piece. I know final year exams are only a few days away so this is where you have to start to manage time your properly.
FOR SEC. 1s & SENIORS,
The following are some very important things you have to practise:
- Rolling - must last for AT LEAST 24 counts. It must sound nice and even multi-stroking. Crescendo and De-crescendo for 4 counts each.
- Paradiddle - practise from slow to fast tempo.
- Chromatic scale
- Intervals 4-8 for SEC. 1s
You have to do this before you proceed to do the following - SCORE-STUDYING.
FOR SEC. 1s :
- Pasadena - focus on the parts you are unsure of
- When you will come back again - focus on phrasing
- Pavane in blue -whole piece
FOR SENIORS :
- Folk Song Suite - Movement 1 & 2
- Let's Swing - bar 25 to 93
- Pavane in Blue - whole piece
FOR EVERY SONG, I want all of you to focus on phrasing, PULSING and DYNAMICS. For dynamics, apply what I have taught earlier on during the september holiday band practice. Remember, THINK before you play the phrase with the given dynamics especially CRESCENDO and DE-CRESCENDO. PULSING is also as important as dynamics. Because without pulsing, what we play will definitely sound monotonous. In other words, it's just plain boring and dull! We are supposed to play music. Music means nothing if you just play out the correct rhythm without any pulsing. We are Percussionists (like duh!), and we give the beat to the band. Every beat should have a pulse like your heart beat. Therefore, from now onwards, please include pulsing! It makes a HUGE difference to the band sound. The band will sound more ALIVE with pulsing. =)
Okay that's all. I expect your rolling to be exceptionally good when band resumes. I will hold an audition for this. Everyone are expected to pass this audition given the plenty of time of practices at home during this period.
Lastly, please take this seriously. I mean it.
Good luck for eoy people!
-your dearest SL (: