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Rehearsal Notes

September 27

General

• Intonation week: check notes that were highlighted in rehearsal. Use tuner and drones will be super helpful.

Saint-Saëns

• Violins: 4 m. before A

• Winds: m. 22

Hanson

• Trumpet: practice end of Children’s Dance

September 10

Saint-Saëns

• Woodwinds: m. 21 and m. 294, slow practice with a metronome

• Percussion: listen to a recording and practice counting rests so the entrances are clean

• Strings: work on pitch at reh. C; to play 16th notes cleanly, think about piano brush stroke

Hanson

• Practice key moments for clean tuning

September 13

Saint-Saëns

• Work up to quarter note = 112 with a metronome by next week!