Saturday, October 1, 2016

Pre-Concert Reflections (Orchestra)

Symphony Orchestra Classwork: 29 October 2016

What goals do you want to achieve for the Holberg Suite today?

  • I would like to achieve greater dynamic contrast between sections that are forte and those that are piano (as well as emphasizing sforzandos)
  • I would also like to see greater coordination within the sections, making sure that sixteenth notes are timed exactly together
Concert critiques on Holberg Suite:
  • The timing of the orchestra was good, they were together at almost all points in the piece even without a conductor
  • They did have more dynamic contrast than our orchestra does
  • There was an evident connection between the musicians and the music (lots of movement and cuing)
Reflection:
  • Our rehearsal of the Holberg Suite in class today was better than all of our previous rehearsals of it. 
    • We sounded more cohesive
    • We created better dynamic contrast
  • I think we can still work on 
    • Greater dynamic contrast 
    • Timing
    • Playing A1-B at tempo (violas)
What goals do you want to achieve for the Slavonic Dance No. 8 today?
  • I would like to see greater dynamic contrast between repeated sections and more dynamic phrasing to capture the opposing characters within the music 
  • More coordination and balance between the sections (i.e. make flute solos more evident by lowering the dynamic level of the strings)
  • Less rushing so that the orchestra stays together 
Concert critique on Slavonic Dance No. 8:
  • The orchestra seemed to rush a bit
  • They had extremely good dynamic contrast and phrasing
  • There was good balance between sections of the orchestra
Reflection:
  • Our rehearsal of Slavonic Dance in class was good
    • We had more dynamic contrast
  • I think we can still work on
    • Staying together (especially when the wind and brass sections are added)
    • Even more dynamic contrast and phrasing

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