All of the sharp major scales for ya! I just love low octaves :)
Some of the notes were a bit yucky at first, (namely those darn shifting ones) but I adjusted as I went along!
The LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75AqyrxcH1Q
P.S. I think my viola is too vivacious for my laptop's microphone
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
First Concert Evaluation/Reflection (Orchestra)
First Concert Evaluation/Reflection
For this concert, we played two songs, Illumination and After the Rain.
In both songs, I think we did fairly well creating nice, solid tone. Throughout the majority of the songs, our tone was perfect, but there were a few areas where we lacked just a tiny bit. Our rhythm was alright, although I think we should have tried to listen to each other so we wouldn't have been rushing or unstable in the first place. Now, about intonation. Most of the notes were not in tune, and some were so bad that I had to label them as "flincher" notes. Flincher notes are the ones that make you cringe and make a face because they sound so horrible. But there were definitely pitches that we did get almost perfectly, so we just need to work on hitting every note exactly. In both songs, I feel like we weren't really getting into the music and backing the music up with emotion and meaning. I think if we had put more effort into phrasing and articulation we would have sounded very cool.
For the next concert I think we should work on really listening to each other as an entire, enjoined orchestra, not as individuals who happen to be playing their parts at the same time. In doing this, our tone quality, rhythm, intonation, and articulation will improve.
For this concert, we played two songs, Illumination and After the Rain.
In both songs, I think we did fairly well creating nice, solid tone. Throughout the majority of the songs, our tone was perfect, but there were a few areas where we lacked just a tiny bit. Our rhythm was alright, although I think we should have tried to listen to each other so we wouldn't have been rushing or unstable in the first place. Now, about intonation. Most of the notes were not in tune, and some were so bad that I had to label them as "flincher" notes. Flincher notes are the ones that make you cringe and make a face because they sound so horrible. But there were definitely pitches that we did get almost perfectly, so we just need to work on hitting every note exactly. In both songs, I feel like we weren't really getting into the music and backing the music up with emotion and meaning. I think if we had put more effort into phrasing and articulation we would have sounded very cool.
For the next concert I think we should work on really listening to each other as an entire, enjoined orchestra, not as individuals who happen to be playing their parts at the same time. In doing this, our tone quality, rhythm, intonation, and articulation will improve.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Illumination E-F "After" 9-15-13 (Orchestra)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T41rc6M-Sgw
This week I gradually increased the tempo, and I tried to get every note in tune.
Sorry my webcam has such horrible quality!
Jane
Self-Assessment
Tone Quality: 3.5
Rhythm: 4
Pitch: 3
Dynamics: 3.5
Articulation: 3
Right Hand Posture: 3.5
Left Hand Posture: 3.5
Plan of Action: 4 I plan to continue working on intonation and creating more dramatic articulation.
This week I gradually increased the tempo, and I tried to get every note in tune.
Sorry my webcam has such horrible quality!
Jane
Self-Assessment
Tone Quality: 3.5
Rhythm: 4
Pitch: 3
Dynamics: 3.5
Articulation: 3
Right Hand Posture: 3.5
Left Hand Posture: 3.5
Plan of Action: 4 I plan to continue working on intonation and creating more dramatic articulation.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Woah, Look I'm Blogging! (Orchestra)
Hey :)
On this blog I guess you'll be learning a bunch of facts about me.
1) I play the viola, I've been playing for almost four years.
2) I love music, I'll listen to basically anything, as long as it's not rap or country.
3) Along with the viola, I also play the piano, and I'm trying to learn to play the mandolin....It's come to a stand-still now that school has started...
4) I am a huge animal lover, I have two cats, Steve and Captain, and a Golden Retriever named Mack.
5) This is my first year at International Academy and I am having a very, very good time so far.
Maybe I'll add more in my next blog..!
Jane :p
On this blog I guess you'll be learning a bunch of facts about me.
1) I play the viola, I've been playing for almost four years.
2) I love music, I'll listen to basically anything, as long as it's not rap or country.
3) Along with the viola, I also play the piano, and I'm trying to learn to play the mandolin....It's come to a stand-still now that school has started...
4) I am a huge animal lover, I have two cats, Steve and Captain, and a Golden Retriever named Mack.
5) This is my first year at International Academy and I am having a very, very good time so far.
Maybe I'll add more in my next blog..!
Jane :p
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