Practice Thoughts for Sun 21 Jan 2007
Hello all, Sorry for the delay - I have been snowed under by work of late - and searching for new pieces takes up a rather large amount of time.
I have a very hard choice to make at the moment. Owing to instrumentation problems with the percussion section, I am deliberating over whether I should scrap Bayou Breakdown for the performances in March and April. This will, of course, also depend on how well-prepared all individual sections are.
I think you will agree with me that the current standard is not up to mark, although I certainly want the band to play and enjoy a piece as fun as this, where all sections have their limelight now and then. However, there are some sections which have members who are just coming back from [mostly] academic work, or from sorting out their personal stuff. I hope that you know where you stand in terms of preparedness after the extended workout on Bayou Breakdown last week, and for the laggards, please practise hard to catch up with others who have been committing 3 hours of their precious time for the past three consecutive weeks.
I do believe that three hours per week is not too much to ask for from each of you. All of you may have school projects to rush, and are busy for one reason or another. But that's the same for everyone else who, without fail, come down to practise every week. I hope that no matter what happens, you shall do your best to come down for practice fully prepared.
When I mean "fully prepared", I mean that you will have shown signs that you have practised your parts for the pieces. While taking into account the fact that some of you may have only seen "Bayou Breakdown" for the first time, I would like to explain that the piece is made up of quavers as well as a few syncopated notes here and there. Thus, you should be able to play it competently with constant practice.
I shall bring down more pieces for the coming week to try out, and I hope that you will tell the other band members who have not been coming for band to attend practice sessions consistently. Thanks.
SS
I have a very hard choice to make at the moment. Owing to instrumentation problems with the percussion section, I am deliberating over whether I should scrap Bayou Breakdown for the performances in March and April. This will, of course, also depend on how well-prepared all individual sections are.
I think you will agree with me that the current standard is not up to mark, although I certainly want the band to play and enjoy a piece as fun as this, where all sections have their limelight now and then. However, there are some sections which have members who are just coming back from [mostly] academic work, or from sorting out their personal stuff. I hope that you know where you stand in terms of preparedness after the extended workout on Bayou Breakdown last week, and for the laggards, please practise hard to catch up with others who have been committing 3 hours of their precious time for the past three consecutive weeks.
I do believe that three hours per week is not too much to ask for from each of you. All of you may have school projects to rush, and are busy for one reason or another. But that's the same for everyone else who, without fail, come down to practise every week. I hope that no matter what happens, you shall do your best to come down for practice fully prepared.
When I mean "fully prepared", I mean that you will have shown signs that you have practised your parts for the pieces. While taking into account the fact that some of you may have only seen "Bayou Breakdown" for the first time, I would like to explain that the piece is made up of quavers as well as a few syncopated notes here and there. Thus, you should be able to play it competently with constant practice.
I shall bring down more pieces for the coming week to try out, and I hope that you will tell the other band members who have not been coming for band to attend practice sessions consistently. Thanks.
SS
posted by Mirificus at 12:06 AM
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