Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time: 9:30 PM

Stage 3: Individual working on music

Work through your piece, NOTE by NOTE, individually perfecting each note's:

- Tone
- Attack
- Intonation
- Dynamic level, including crescendo, and diminuendo if required by score

Now comes something NEW: rhythm and pulse.

- Is your pulse steady and consistent? Check with metronome.
- Is your rhythm accurate? Or just approximate?

Practice 'clapping away' the metronome (set to 90 ~ 100 bpm) your clap should 'block out' or 'drown out' the metronome. If you can still hear the metronome, you fail.

Play through a phrase, not too long. Check if you have perfected all aspects for every note:

1. Tone
2. Attack
3. Intonation
4. Dynamics
5. Rhythm & Pulse


Last day of holidays already, hope you guys are ready to go back school. As for me.. Hm. Exams are 8 days long starting from next week. Have fun in school (: