- Rhythm
- Breathing/Phrasing
- Articulations
- Dynamics
- Posture
I plan to do this through playing different excerpts, recording my practice sessions and critiquing my work. My initial thought was to perfect my major scales at a certain speed, or play different songs that I find off of the internet. I think that the best way for me to improve, however, is to pick out difficult excerpt from our pieces in band class, and try to perfect them. Most parts of the music are not difficult technique-wise and I usually play the right notes but I definitely need to work on dynamics, phrasing and other more musical aspects of the pieces.
For Prospects, I am going to play measures 62 to 90 because it includes many aspects that I personally need to work on. It has changes in dynamics and different types of styles. I need to work on transitioning between the slurred legato section and the accented section without making it too short and staccato. Also, in the slurred section, I could work on the phrasing and there are many times where I have trouble trying to hold out a breath for the whole phrase. This part of the piece sounded very royal and epic when I heard the recording and have noticed that it just sounds "stabby" when I play it now, so I hope to improve that stylistically
For Mad Anthony, I am going to play section A and B (first time). It is a shorter excerpt than in Prospects but I have a lot to work on. This section involves less of the musical elements such as phrasing and breathing that is needed in Prospects and more technical aspects such as hitting the right notes in the right key signature. I also need to work on increasing the tempo, articulating properly in the right places and making a huge dynamic contrast between both parts. I hope that it will sound more cheerful and fast, compared with how we play it in class, which is slower and more sluggish.
For Prospects, I am going to play measures 62 to 90 because it includes many aspects that I personally need to work on. It has changes in dynamics and different types of styles. I need to work on transitioning between the slurred legato section and the accented section without making it too short and staccato. Also, in the slurred section, I could work on the phrasing and there are many times where I have trouble trying to hold out a breath for the whole phrase. This part of the piece sounded very royal and epic when I heard the recording and have noticed that it just sounds "stabby" when I play it now, so I hope to improve that stylistically
For Mad Anthony, I am going to play section A and B (first time). It is a shorter excerpt than in Prospects but I have a lot to work on. This section involves less of the musical elements such as phrasing and breathing that is needed in Prospects and more technical aspects such as hitting the right notes in the right key signature. I also need to work on increasing the tempo, articulating properly in the right places and making a huge dynamic contrast between both parts. I hope that it will sound more cheerful and fast, compared with how we play it in class, which is slower and more sluggish.
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