Hi everyone! Look below to find the rehearsal review for your group. We started playing check-ins this week, and we will continue them next week.
Beginning Orchestra
- On a Swing — We started with this, and although we mostly have it down, many people are still a little confused on where the rests are. We will rehearse this more as time passes.
- Royal Promenade — We spent most of our time on this this week, and it’s sounding great! We learned the middle section, which is from measure 21 to measure 29. Most parts only have 2 different notes in this section, so it should be pretty easy. After that, the beginning repeats, so now all we need to learn is the end!
- The Salamander Samba — You guys know this one so well! We had no problems at all. Way to go!
Intermediate Orchestra
- Icicles — We started with this and it’s sounding great! We just need to get all of us on the same amount of shortness for the staccato, since some are a bit longer and some are too short. I didn’t have to tap my stand to get us to be steady, so that’s great!
- Guldfaxe — We will be making a cut in Guldfaxe. We will not play any of the music from measure 27 until measure 43, so cross them out of your music! Our music is fairly similar from 43 to the end, but please practice it so that we can get more comfortable with this one.
- The Abandoned Funhouse — This is sounding great! You guys don’t really need me, which is awesome!
Advanced Orchestra
- Appalachian Sunrise — We did some work on this and then tried speeding it up. My goal for us is to play this at a quarter note = 120, since that is closer to the written tempo.
- Bones — We were a little rusty on this one at first, but we found our groove. We worked a fair amount on your playing check-in sections, which are from measures 47 until the D.S. al Coda. Make sure you play the A#’s!
- Turbulence — This is sounding great! My biggest concern is that there are some places where the whole orchestra rests, and we don’t want one person sticking out in there! Make sure you know where those spots are and circle them.