Hi all!!
Thank you for your work on Sunday, October 13. We did some good work, and we also learned that we all need to be quite a bit further along in our knowledge of the music as we currently are. Please (1) listen to recordings of our repertoire, (2) plan your practice time strategically and (3) practice with a metronome.
RECAP of 10/6 rehearsal
- We worked on Part 2 of Mazzoli. It went well.
- We worked on Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet. My hope was to play through the whole piece, but we were only able to make it to about letter [K],
- We worked on Beethoven and encounter similar preparation issues as with Tchaikovsky. We really need to step up our game! Our orchestra is as good as we all collectively want it to be, and I know it has the potential to be EXCELLENT. Know how the music goes! Again, listen to recordings (not just the same one over and over again, but several different versions). This will inform your practicing and your performance in rehearsal.
Rehearsal Plan for Sunday, October 20
- 4:00pm-4:30pm – Elishiya’s piece Innamorata
- 4:30pm-5:15pm – tutti: Tchaikovsky (letter K to the end)
- 5:15pm-5:30pm – break
- 5:30pm-7:00pm – Beethoven!! (entire piece)
- note: we won’t rehearse Mazzolli on Sunday, but please keep practicing it as well.
Reminder: LISTEN to our repertoire constantly
It’s always a good idea to find several different versions of each of the pieces we’re playing. Add them to your regular listening rotation. You can always start with the recordings that I’ve shared on the sidebar of this blog. The more variety you find, the more informed your own performance will be.
Reminder: Dress Check this Sunday
You’ll also get a reminder in tomorrow’s Weekly Announcements. Look for more details there if you need them.
Extra/replacement parts on the MYS website
- As always, you can find practice PDFs or print your own replacement parts on your Online Music Library. The password is playmys.
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Happy practicing,
Dr. G.
MYS Musicians photographed by Sheepscot Creative | August 2024