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