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Friday, September 18, 2009 @ 5:07 AM
My dearest saxophonist (:
Few reminders to take note .
-File Packing
i know majority of you guys have pack-ed your file already but during the file check , found out
some of you guys did'nt write bar numbers on certain scores . let me emphasize this , every scores in your files are expected to have bar numbers on it . Other than tat , any scores other than the below repertoire are expected to be kept at home ( place it in somewhere safe , do not lose it ! ) (:
lastly , reminder tat all scores are to be arrange in an alphabetical order .
Here are the following repertoire (: *claps*
1) Symphonic Band Clinic
2) Eighties Flashblack
3) First Suite In Eb
4) Folk Song Suite
5) Let's Swing!!
6) Nottingham Sketches
7) Pasadena
8) Pavane in Blue
9) When you will come back again
So i expect everyone to have all the scores above . And the arrangement order (:
-Instruments
By right everyone would had signed out their instrument . So please remember to take note that you must also maintain your instrument . Mostly importantly , DO NOT leave your instruments laying around ur room collecting dust , is must a definite no ! So i do expect you guys to practice especially during weekends when you are free (: you guys can also do Long tones , Tongue-ing ( Crotchet , Quaver , Triplets or Semi-quaver ) if not i believe some of you guys have brought home the photocopied ' I recommend ' . Practice on the warm up , don't lose your embouchure . After tat dhen you may proceed to on practicing the scores . Soooo , i have homework for you guys and targets to work during these period when band stands down .
-Homework timeee !
(since its gonna be a long time when band stands down , so more homeworks were also expected ^^)
*Alto Saxophone*
- Pasadena -
: Bar 30-32 ( as this phrase mani of u guys are messing it up . i want you guys to master it . take note when to slur and when to tongue/accent/tenuto .
: Bar 34-42 ( practice on the plusing , and take note of the staccato there . get the rhythm correct too )
: Bar 46-60 ( Work on ur phrasing and plan ur breath mark , when to breathe , dont cut the phrase . also work on the pulsing on bar 48,52,56 and 60 , some of you guys are playing that too robotic , trying to feel the pulse . )
: Bar 44 , 61(pickup) , 63 , 87 , 112(pickup) , 114 ( Work hard on your fp cresendo , i want it to really a f to p dhen cresendo , some of you are playing f and mf , so these is another thing to work on , your dynamic , apply what i taught you during the sectionals . )
: Bar 152-158 ( Check your notes properly , Be sure to play all the articulations and also never forget pulsing . as you guys can see , theres a 'Allargando' meaning getting slower and be more majestic , so play majestic , don just blast out all the notes blindly , remember ! ' We are playing music , not notes ! '
Basically these is what i want to emphasize on pasadena , but these does'nt mean that other parts are perfect or anything . also practice on the whole score . soo my expectation is you guys to play pasadena perfectly . i do not want to hear the same mistake stated above when Band resumes (:
-Nottingham Sketches-
: Bar 5-8 ( as what mr wong has mention , don't tongue so hard on the first note of each bar , its suppose to be smooth , and also must remember to accent on whr u are suppose to , take note there is actually a cresendo at bar 8 which there is a printing error on the score .)
: Bar 13-20 ( play wif pulsing , feel urself lyk an metronome , also stacato every note . )
: Bar 30 ( take of the mp cresendo on the 3rd beat , this is a fast cresendo . but do accent the 1st note in bar 31 becos of this , rmb its still a stacato , light ! )
: Bar 59 ( take note tat there is a cresendo of p to mf , whr there is a printing error . so , apply wad i teach u during sectionals , sub-divide the cresendo yourself (: )
: Bar 89-92 ( pulsing and stacato each and every note . mp ~ )
: Bar 93 ( work on your finger and the slurs and accents )
: Bar 94 ( *IMPT* remember to drop to p and then cresendo . )
Try to work on ur tuning urself , play and listen yourself . its time to train youself . as you guys know tat tuning is saxophone's main weakness , so we have to overcome it !
as for the following songs , i would expect u guys to scorestudy and practice .
-Let's Swing!!-
Bar 1 - 78 ( Figure I )
-Folk Song Suite-
No.1 MARCH "SEVENTEEN COME SUNDAY" - bar 1 - 132 which is everything .
-Pavane in Blue-
Whole Score .
so basically i would give u until here , make sure you really practice aka do your homework ! so i expect you guys to be able to play/not make the mistake stated above (: JIAYOUS , GOODLUCK !
As for the Tenors and Baritone , your homework would be updated ASAP when i get your files from the members . so * Sorry for the inconvience , *
And , saxophone section would like to thanks the seniors who came back today to help us .
THANK YOU , 谢谢! , TERIMA KASIH , 감사합니다 . (: We ♥ you !! :DDD . hahas .
Lastly , i am glad to see your improvement today , keep it up ! you can do even better than this !
but do also make sure to improve on your drills , as you guys know there will be an second audition on drills coming up . rmb the 3 drills i taught you today during sections and together with the previous basic drills . good luck !! (: i hope everyone would pass ^^ :B
anyway good luck for your End-Of-Year Examination !! all the best to you guys . (: Must Study hard arhx , don waste this period of time (:
By ur dearest SL , kaibin (:
Saxophone section 09 ^^