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Rehearsal Notes

October 18

General

  • Metronome

Saint-Saëns

  • Quarter note = 120

October 4

General

  • Also METRONOME

Hanson

  • Everyone has an assignment to listen to “Love Duet” and come up with a story as it relates to each section.

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!