haaaaalp! jbf's tmr! shitz mans. wad if i screw up? heh.
i'm quite excited...but scared. i forgot how it's like to perform infront of 800+ people. last time i did that was in P4, in dance. gah. i get scared just playing infront of 25+ ppl in the band room. how am i gonna play in VCH infront of 800+ ppl!!!!!????
i hope i don't let Constance or Eugenie or any of the seniors down. they helped us alot... sigh, and i hope my embrochure will be okaaaaay by tmr. i didn practice much todae, let my lips rest. hey! i looked in the mirror today while washing my hands and i saw the left side of my lip is bigger/ more swollen than the right side : and it's probably like that coz i have a tendency to rely on the left side of the lip to play. gah. here's what to look out for tmr during the performanceeeeeeee
BLUE RIDGE SAGA Bar 8: Remember to cresendo the quaver and make a wide and loud tone for our GRAND entrance at 9 Bar 11: First trumpet! that high D is very important! Bar 13 and 14: Remember to cresendo all the way to the first note of Bar 14 (which is the climax) and come down gradually Bar 15 -17: First and second trumpet come out more and third trumpet remember to stagger breathe Bar 21: Tongue lightly yet strong, and play that note together, don't be like bird's droppings Bar 29: Play in unison! Articulation! Loud! Bar 44: Natalie! Remember the pick up note! IMPORTANT! Cresendo and Decresendo! Bar 52-54: PICK UP NOTE! Make sure the chord is there and cresendo! Bar 55: ACCENT! Bar 56: Cresendo the quavers! Bar 57-60: Play in unison! first trumpet louder! Bar 61-64: Natalie, PLAY louder, must merge with rachel Bar 87-90: Have confidence in yourself, play louder! Bar 91-96: VERY IMPORTANT PART! Be more gentle with your tongueing at 93 and don't break off. Make sure you hear the chord at Bar 95! Bar 110: THAT PICK UP NOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT! Bar 111-118: MELODY! PLAY LOUDLY! At Bar 115-118, the cresendo is very important! give a super big one. Natalie, for the holding note, you hold for one count then stop, and use the remaining time to breathe! Bar 119: ARRIVAL OF THE SOLO! Natalie! TAKE IN A DEEP BREATHE AND PUSH FAST AIR INTO THE INSTRUMENT! remember about desouza punching your stomach Bar 191: REMEMBER TO CRESENDO INTO BAR 192! Bar 192: Come in strongly! LOUD STRONG! Bar 196: Come in strongly and loudly at the slurring part! Bar 200: PLAY LOUDLY AND SOAR! Bar 206: At the allargando place, accent all your notes strongly! and cresendo!
Blue ridge saga is a super nice song, i'm sure all of you want to play it well, just remember whatever we practice and show it one stage! you all did very well for this song yesterday! No matter what, just push in alot of air, with air comes volume and a good tone! i believe you all can do it, tomorrow just give all you have on stage, i'm sure you all don't want your practice to go to a waste! and NATALIE, YOU BETTER DON'T SCREW UP YOUR SOLO! you can always do it during sectionals, just remember the pitch of all the notes think of them and push in fast air like desouza is punching your stomach! PUSH AIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
BIG FUN IN THE SUN(LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Bar 3: Come in strongly and remember to cresendo! Accent all the notes! Rachel, if you cannot reach the high G at Bar 10, then play one octave lower but must play super loud Bar 17-22: Come in loudly and on time. Count 1n2n3 come in.. Bar 21, must synchronise Bar 31: LOUD!!!! FORTE! Bar 38: Play loudly Bar 41-50: VERY IMPT PART! Play super loud because we are the melody! Bar 45 onwards, high notes appears, don't go missing, try and attempt them! Just don't tighten lips,, but really fast air at the speed of a SPEEDING FERRARI! Bar 54: Make sure the chords are there! Accent the notes! For the remaining parts, i am not too sure what to say because i dont have the scores! Teeny weeny bikini part Rachel! Your solo is very important! Remember to come out from the band! You can do it Oh, the slow part before Bar 76, remember to play it loudly and confident and at Bar 76 Onwards, we are sort of communicating with the flutes, so remember to listen out and play with confidence, remember, relaxed embrochure and fast air for high notes. Bar 97: Wipe Out Remember about your articulation! Play loudly! Play as a section and push air in for the volume. and remember to play loudly for the 2 chrochet parts towards the end!
BEYOND THE HIGHLANDS In general, just remember about the articulation, come in strongly! As desouza say, we are the section starting off so a good starting = winning half the battle! and rachel! your solo is good! dont give up, must be brave! feel the music and flow with it... Let it flow let it flow... PLAY LOUDLY!
IN GENERAL 1. Remember to listen out to each other 2. Think of a round and nice tone coming out of an instrument 3. ARTICULATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4. Look at Zealyn and Desouza! 5. PUSH AIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Air is free, breathe in ALOT ALOT ALOT ALOT. 6. Count and come in on time 7. LOUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!! LOUDDDDDDDDDDD! 8. When playing high notes, don't squeeze your lips, but blow fast air, very fast air. push your stomach!In you cannot reach it, it's okay, move on and try again! 9. Overcome your stage fright, imagine them all as a as a erm..., hamster? dogs? guinea pigs? 10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST! ENJOY YOURSELF AND ENJOY THE MUSIC YOU MAKE! if even you yourself dont enjoy it, how do you expect the audience to enjoy. Just remember to give it all, 10000000% I know you all can do it! Trust me and trust yourself! - constance (: okay, gtg now. byeeee JBF!
* good luck to me and natalie for our solos! good luck to the cornets and trumpet junior section tmr! plaaaay loud! (:
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