Combines with Vivien:
- In general, band must follow whoever is conducting
- Parts that are meant to be played together are not sounding very together
- Listen to your own section, but also listen to other sections playing the same part as you
- Woodwinds, DON’T play the running notes in the first bar
- Bar 2: after the percussion enters, the on beat of Bar 2 is not together (Band and Percussion not together)
- Bar 2: Crash Cymbal and Timpani come in together with band
- Bar before A: do the decrescendo!
- Beginning is very grand, introducing your anthem, but A is a gentler and softer melody. So, show the dynamic as well as textural contrasts
- Letter A: melody play imitating strings, melody should flow smoothly without any breakages in the phrases
- Letter A: accompaniment-play equal triplets or crotchets, bassline slowing down
- Bar 8: go softer and then bring out the crescendo into Bar 9 (mp to f must be heard)
- Bar before B: bring out the crescendo - Bar 9 = f, Bar 10 = mf, Bar before B = f again
- Letter B: melody don’t slow down
- Bar 17: Triplets must be play equally together with a crescendo
- Bar 18: Semiquaver must be played quicker and the other quaver after that must be not as fast
- Bar 19: off beat of 2nd beat triplet semiquavers must be accurate
- Bar 21: DON’T SLOW DOWN. There is no ritardando
- 2 nd time bar: watch the conductor and slow down together with her
- Last bar: last 3 notes must be together (bassline and timpani)
- Those playing melody, if your notes are high, don’t scream them out – make them lyrical
Link to our playing: https://www.dropbox.com/s/098n5ispmqry25s/3%20Feb%202015.mp4?dl=0
Combined Sectionals with Jovitta:
- 6th Bar of B: Tuba don’t slow down
- Horns at B: triplets CANNOT slow down; emphasise the first beat of the triplets; don’t break in between the notes (listen to 11min)
- Letter B: crash cymbal don’t come in late
- Pick up to 4th bar of B: Snare don’t slow down
- Bass Drum: after your roll, you MUST hit the next on beat on time!
- 6th Bar of B: the snare roll into 7th Bar of B overshoots sometimes; the onbeat of the 7th bar must be struck on time!
- 2 Bars before B: make the dynamic difference!
- ALL dynamics must be well taken care off and obvious! - Bar 17: Trombones push more air through the instrument so the sound won’t be delayed
- Bar 20: Semiquavers of the bassline not together!! Listen to 18min 30sec
- Bar 20: accent but don’t blast; and separate your notes - Bar 20: bass tendency to slow down and whole band slow down at Bar 21
- Bar 7: Remember it’s TENUTO notes, so bring out that articulation
- Trombones: entrance of the anthem can be played louder
- Sometimes after B: Bass drum will rush; don’t rush!
- Bar 17: the quaver notes are accented, so bring out that articulation
- Bar 17: Trombones + 1st Trumpet shouldn’t overpower the descending accented bassline
- Bar 21: Horns the semiquaver must be quicker; single tongue faster
- Bar 2: Melody rushing with the semiquaver
- Listen to 29min run through of the anthem; that’s how y’all keep pulse with only the metronome; note where slowed down or sped up
- Bar 18: slowed down a lot; and you give the feeling that the 3 quavers before the crotchets you’re like trying to catch up with the metronome
- Don’t tap your feet!
- Bar 18: Percussion (Snare, Bass, Crash) not together with the band and the first beat of Bar 18 is not together
- Bar 3: Horns tuning on the minim (or dotted minim?) must be taken care of. Higher note was flat; don’t change the tuning as you end the long note
- At Letter B: don’t rush even though you crescendo and become louder (especially Snare and Bass drum)
- Horns, you need more variation in your dynamics. There are certain parts where you are the melody (fanfare) and those places you can play louder
- Last note of the entire piece is essential, so must make sure it is in tune
