String Orchestra Page

Reference Recordings

Symphony No. 2: https://youtu.be/k_ufhlkCs7g?si=K9HDbOwL3TH-z_hb

Nocturno Isleno: https://youtu.be/y-ezWQ45DW0?feature=shared

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty: https://youtu.be/RgXxrm51ta4?si=UyRW6oC-wBUwbvUj

Por Una Cabeza: https://youtu.be/fEyq9sncHnE?si=FyOckXhfxo35koo1

Practice Tracks

Symphony No. 2

Nocturno Isleno

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

Por Una Cabeza (NEW!)

Rehearsal Notes

October 18

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • Practice with a metronome—quarter-note = 144

  • Review m. 39–69

Symphony No. 2

  • Practice with a metronome—quarter-note = 120

  • Violins/violas: review m. 65–100

Por Una Cabeza

  • Violin 1: review m. 34–50

  • Violin 2: practice intonation at m. 19 & 50

  • Cellos: practice intonation at m. 19 & 50

October 11

General

  • Great sectional work this week!

  • We only have 3 more rehearsals before our concert! It is really important that everyone spends time practicing their orchestra music with the practice tracks/metronome/tuner to reinforce what has been covered in rehearsal and sectionals.

  • Aim to practice your orchestra music for 20 minutes every day this week!

Symphony No. 2

  • review measure 65- end, playing with the metronome at quarter note = 120

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • practice playing from m. 77- end, following the D.S. And coda signs.

  • Play with metronome at 144

  • vln 2- please practice measure 125-126 10x every day!

Por Una Cabeza

  • play measure 19-34 with a tuner (or the practice tracks)

Nocturno Isleno

  • m.68-80 everyone practice with a tuner (or the practice tracks) and make sure you are subdividing eighth notes!

  • M 80-end, cello and bass practice with a tuner, and everyone practice with metronome!

September 27

Por Una Cabeza

  • Violins and violas: m. 35-54

  • Cellos/bass: m. 15-34

Symphony No. 2

  • Violins: m. 65-92 with the metronome!

  • Cellos/bass: m. 116 INTONATION

Nocturno Isleno

  • Violas: m. 17-D, play forte and confidently!

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • Violins, violas, cellos: m. 83 and 84

September 20

Symphony No. 2

  • Violins: practice m. 65–91 with a metronome at 116

Nocturno Isleno

  • Violas: Practice reh. B–C

  • Cellos/bass: practice D–1st ending

September 13

Symphony No. 2

  • Practice m. 65–92

Nocturno Isleno

  • Violins/violas: practice first and second endings at m. 54

  • Cellos/bass: practice m. 80–end

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • Violins: practice m. 39–61

  • Violas/cellos: m. 51–84

September 6

Open String Cycle—Detache and Spicatto

Symphony in D

  • Establish 3/4 feel

  • m. 1–23: Cello/bass bow stroke; Violins bowing

  • m. 53–64: establish sixteenth-note divisions and dynamics

  • Violins practice m.24–64 for next time!

  • Cellos practice m. 20–22

Nocturno Isleno

  • Son rhythm: practice clapping

  • D Harmonic minor scale: work on intonation

  • Violins practice m. 43–48

  • Violas practice m. 17–29

  • Cello/bass practice m. 43–58

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

  • a new arrangement will be handed out next time