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Trimester 3 Reference recordings

• Kabalevsky- “The Comedians”: This is a recording on youtube with a score that you can follow along with. I think you’ll find that valuable, so that you can see what the other parts are doing throughout! 

• Stravinsky- “The Fair” from Petrushka, arr. Isaac: This is a great youth orchestra’s recording of this piece/arrangement. Enjoy!!!

• Soon Hee Newbold-Gravitas: This link will take you to the publisher’s recording of the piece and is just an audio sample (click “Preview” to listen). Itwill give you a good idea of the mood of the piece. This piece will be performed with the MYS wind orchestra.

Rehearsal Notes

Apr 19

• You're sounding great, keep practicing and listening to the recordings.

Apr 12

• practice off beats sections in Stravinsky and Kabalevsky with a metronome

• Stravinsky: focus on middle section, listen and count

• Practice, practice, practice!  Listen to recordings (see above).

Mar 29

• Practice off beats with metronome

• Mark measures for Stravinsky

• Listen to recordings

• Practice, practice, practice

Mar 22

General

• Great job this week, thanks for the hard work.

• Take your MYS music to private teachers to work on hard parts.

• Keep up the good work practicing at home.

Stravinsky

• Make sure you have your Stravinsky measures numbered.
  
  

Mar 15

General

• Work out rhythms and fingerings for the difficult parts. This needs to be done at home and not figured out during rehearsal. Get help from your teacher if needed.

• Practice with metronome to gain confidence in your rhythms.

• Everyone needs to step up at home practice a lot and be better prepared for rehearsals.

Stravinsky

• Number all your parts for Stravinsky.

Mar 8

General

• Keep listening to the recordings.

• Mark beats in the music where you struggle with rhythm.

• Focus on known hard parts for you.

Feb 22

• All players: Listen to the reference recordings and familiarize yourself with the music.