Serenade orchestra- listen to the following rehearsal recording. For a homework grade, leave a comment describing:
1. an issue that you hear
2. A solution for that issue. Be specific....don't just write "practice" or "count."
Serenade- Declarations
Our tempo is way off. we seem to be rushing as we go along.
ReplyDeleteA way to solve this problem would be to count and to listen to others around you.
The first beat of measure 76 was very out of tune in the cello section. Also, the first violins tend to be flat.
ReplyDeleteThese are both intonation issues, which can only be solved by listening more closely and critically, and adjusting our own sound to match what we hear as a group.
In measure 55, the first violins need to play 4th finger E. Without it, it tunes out the parts the rest of the orchestra plays. Another issue is rushing. It all sounds like a jumbled mess. a tip is to count in your head, and know the beat.
ReplyDeleteIn some parts, some sections are going way too fast, while in others, are going too slow.
ReplyDeleteTo fix it, we just need to pay attention to the tempo.
sounds like some of the notes flat, But every section rushed at some part during the recording too .
ReplyDeleteI think that everyone should listen to eachother and try matching the notes, and also pay more attention to the metronome.
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We definitely need to work on intonation. I noticed that at the beginning of the recording, the viola and cello sections were pretty loud and it seemed as if they were overpowering the violin section. We also need to listen to the metronome more carefully since each of the sections were rushing at sometime.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the entire piece, especially in the 1st violin section, the notes seem dragged out and dreadful to play. It doesn't really sound like its "Declaring" anything important. I think that this can be easily fixed by using sharper bow movements.
ReplyDeleteOpen strings are definately not a good idea in this piece. We need to work on dynamics (violins need to be louder/stronger in the beginning and Chellos and Violas should play softer) I noticed the begining was stronger than the end. In my opinion, the end needs to be stronger then the begining so you can leave the audience moved. We need to be more stacco towards the end , rather than legotto. It will sound crispier!
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The whole thing sounds really lazy and sluggish. To fix it we need to work on putting space between our notes where needed and use more bow weight
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ReplyDeleteDuring the piece I heard 3 problems: intonation, dynamics, and we weren't keeping with the tempo set for us. For the second violins, it seem like we were still late with the part we went over with the syncopation. Next,We stayed at like a mezzo forte, which isn't fun and exciting to listen too. And as you can hear we definitely weren't with the metronome at times. I think that these are simple problems to fix. For intonation and rushing, we just need to learn to listen to people around you and internalize the notes and beats. Then for dynamics, we should just work on amount of bow and pressure we need to use on certain parts of the piece.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning, It was hard to hear the melody because the violas and Cellos were playing over the violins. Also that it sounded like everyone sort of clashed with eachother instead of fitting together.I think we need to listen to eachother and the metrenome more carefully, and make sure each section is balanced with the others.
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We seemed to be rushing at some points, and that we didn't use much dynamics.
ReplyDeleteWhat can we do to fix those two things?
DeleteI thought that we were strong in the beginning, but it as the song progresses we start to sound sloppy. Our intonation is a bit off but the biggest problem is how sluggish we sound. We need to be lite, and to do this we need to use faster bow speed and less bow pressure.
ReplyDeleteThrought out the entire piece I heard a lot of issues with dynamics because each section of the orchestra stays at the same volume the entire time never allowing the melody to be shared during the piece, which makes it hard for someone listening to decipher who actually has the melody and easier to hear the less intresting parts of the piece.
ReplyDeleteWe can fix this problem by listening to one another and making sure that we mark in our parts when and where a section of the orchestra needs to be louder or softer.