Date:
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Time: 8:30 PM
Stage 2: Section LevelOne (hopefully observant and diligent) person in the section has to lead.Start with 1 note (eg. a tuning note, or other easy note in the middle of your range) and establish in this order:
1. Identical tone quality
2. Same dynamic level
3. In-tune with each other
4. Same attack/tongue
The test: when each player plays one by one, a blind observer (bring your own) must think it was all the same player.
- Pass? Then practice the different degrees of attack, and dynamic levels
- Pass? Move to the next note, up one note or octave etc.
If you attempt all notes (in 2 octaves) at all dynamic levels at all degrees of attack, you'll have 720 to do. You'll have to strike a balance and compromise due to limited section practice time. Pick a range of notes, perhaps all the C and G and some extreme range notes.
HOWEVER, you still have to do all 720 on your own individually!This is a good time to select some peak notes in your pieces: a unison note, or an exposed important note, or a phrase where your conductor repeatedly complains that you don't play ensemble (uniformly in all aspects). Practice to uniform perfection!
