Capital Crescendos Band Notes February 7, 2019
Important Dates to Remember
February 28 – last day to order and pay for a band shirt.
March 14 – No Band Rehearsal
April 11 – Tentative Community Concert – TBD – venue and time – Suggestions are welcome and should be forwarded to Sheila or Kathryn.
April 14 – Spring Concert – Woodroffe United Church. Time to be determined.
Next Weeks Clinics:
Scout Hall – Percussion
Chapel – Low Brass, Trumpet, French Horn, Base Guitar
Sanctuary – Clarinet, Sax and Bassoons
Basement – Oboes and flute
Sheila will let you know if there are any changes next Thursday before clinics
Music Links –
- Hymn to Freedom. https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10759013
- Best of Queen. https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2476683
2. The Willow Tree. https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10910764
3. Bazaar. https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10790908
4. Salute to Louis Armstrong. https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2476687
Administrative:
Band Shirts: Final date to order and pay for band shirts – FEBRUARY 28th
Sample shirts will be at rehearsals in February to try on for size.
Cost – T -shirt $20, Polyester Golf shirt $35 and Cotton Golf Shirt $45.
Payment – pay on the day you order with cash or a cheque made out to ONHB.
The order will be placed March 1st and shirt should arrive in 2-3 weeks.
Community Concert – As mentioned all suggestions are welcome but keep in mind the size of our band and parking facilities. It would be nice to do a seniors residence this spring. Dukes of Devonshire was mentioned.
Next social – Date, location and time will be announced next rehearsal.
Rehearsal
New material
Bazaar Scale and Motive Study Sheet
The Entertainer
Warm – Up
Bazaar Scale and Motive Study Sheet
- Scales – use scale to practice articulation – legato, staccato, switch accent on different notes in the bar. Ex. accent the first note in each bar. Switch things around.
2a. Motive Exercise -loop the first two bars – focus on slurs (steady exhale and no tonguing) then accent the half note.
2b. Motive Exercise – loop the third and fourth bar- focus on rhythm first – then add the accents. Singing rhythms before you play is always good.
Repertoire
Bazaar
Ending – looped the last two bars and focused on rhythms and then articulation. Close your eyes and play to get a better feel.
Run Through – well done with an applause to the percussion section.
Things to work on:
This pieces need to be very deliberate and precise in the rhythm – practice at a slower speed to get this down. Then add the accents. Be strong not loud, and crisp. Increasing the tempo comes last.
Salute to Louis Armstrong
Over all impression is a lazy swing feel. This jazzy easy going impression disguises a very disciplined music form. Swing eight notes are played – long – short.
Staggered breathing may need to be worked out in certain sections. Ex. clarinets
Bar 14 – Bluesy March and more laid back.
Bar 21 – work on the rhythm then articulation – more important to slow down and be correct before speeding up. Off the face techniques – clap, sing, air patterns.
Bar 30 – second half note will have a fermata – Look at Sheila
Bar 63 – be prepared to pick up the tempo – 132
NEXT WEEK
Take a look at “The Entertainer”
