After Saturday's band practice, I'll need you guys to make some notes ~
This is what I feel can be improved, and worked on during sectionals.
(apparently i'm a brass player, so i only took note of the brass section. hahah.)
The Singapore Flyer
Brasses,
- Trombones
1) Please do not scream your notes at bar 2 to 7 and take note of the off-beats.
2) At bar 9, please tongue and accent your notes, but do not scream, again.
3) Please do not slow down at the beginning.
- Horns
(this section particularly has more notes because... i play the horn. so, yeah. not because i'm pinpointing ok!)
1) Please count your notes, and accent at bars 19 and 25 (must come out at this part!).
2) At the pick up beat of A, please make sure your E is in-tune with the melody.
3) Part C, D, H, I, please play together with the tambourine and listen to the melody.
(If you can't, practise with filling the quarter rests with F)
4) Bars 7 to 9 and bars 97-99, please do not rush and tongue properly. Accent the last 4 crotchets.
5) At bar 24, take note of the one beat rest.
- Trumpets
1) Please do not scream your notes at bar 2 to 7 and take note of the off-beats.
2) At bar 9, please tongue and accent your notes, but do not scream, again.
3) The melody can be a little smoother.
4) Please do not slow down at the beginning.
- Euphonium
1) Slur your notes at E, do not detach the high notes.
(solution to this problem : breathe, breathe, breathe!!)
2) At C & H, do not play the marcatto parts sloppily. Sforzando ~
3) At 67, take note of the ritardando.
- Tuba
1) Take note of parts C and H.
2) And 67, take note of ritardando.
3) Do not over play your parts.
In general,
1) Be careful of your intonation and tune at 63.
(Remember parts 1, 3, 5? Which is the bar that sounds most off?)
2) Do not overpower the woodwinds.
3) TAKE NOTE OF YOUR DYNAMICS.
(Remember what Mr Rasull said? What other to work on apart from timing and intonation? Yes, dynamics.)
Play soft at parts you're supposed to play soft, and play loud when you're supposed to.
Love,
Evelyn.
TIME CHECK.
9 DAYS TO SYF.
It's barely 2 weeks!!!
Put your 100% effort in band, and trust me, it's worth it.
Cast aside your fears due to the result we had 2 years ago, and do your best for this year's.
Cry tears of joy and not tears of sadness, ok?
psst.
I'll try to make a post about the parts the woodwinds and percussion need to take note of. Okay?
and and and,
Satoshi Yagisawa's words of encouragement to the bands who are taking part in SYF this year.
(the video disables encoding :(, so click it click it click it. )
