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Rehearsal Notes

December 20

Barber

• Strings practice opening with metromone. There are still people who aren’t playing the correct rhythms.

• Flute practice reh. E

Wagner

• Brass: All moments like m. 90 for pitch, time and clarity

• Violins and strings: practice any and all triplets

• Cellos: work on Bs opening

December 13

Barber

• Strings: practice opening with good tome and metronome dotted-quarter = 40

• Flutes: keep working on 5 m. after C and E

• Cellos: keep pushing sound out at E

• Horns: check rhythm at F

December 6

Wagner

• Practice the ending for pitch

• Practice the ending with a metronome: half note = 160 or whole note = 80

• We will focus on the ending in the next rehearsal!

Barber

• Flute and clarinet: practice 5 after C

• Cello: 7 after C; E needs to be extremely confident

November 22

Wagner

• Strings: practice all passages with triplets

• Brass: work on intonation

Barber

• Flutes & Violas: pitch and flow at letter E

• Strings: piano opening needs to have more beautiful tone with clarity of pitch

November 15

General

• Number your measures, especially in Wagner

Barber:

• Make sense of confusing parts

Wagner

• Strings: start woodshedding fast passages. Metronome is your best friend.