Tuesday

Arts Assessment Process Journal 1 (11/5)

Here is week 1 of my excerpts. I decided to just play the excerpts and post the video of the first time I did it. They are the videos before I practiced.

Prospect


I have a lot of work to do on this piece. I played a wrong note in the middle of the excerpt and my tone was fuzzy. I think I was trying to play with vibrato and it just came out sounding choppy and fuzzy. I also breathed in random places because I could not wait any longer. It disrupted the flow of the music and the phrasing. There was really no dynamic contrast throughout the excerpt. I was in tune though and the accented section was not as "stabby" as I had expected because I saw that coming before hand. I still need to work on the rhythm and counting so that I have proper releases. 

In two weeks, I hope to:
  • Improve my tone
  • Increase dynamic contrast
  • Subdivide and count more accurately
  • Increase my vibrato
  • Breathe in the correct places and try not to breathe in the middle of a phrase



Mad Anthony



I think I will be able to easily improve this excerpt now that I have listened to myself because I realized exactly where I play a wrong note at measure 15. I also am playing too slow, which could be throwing off many other musical aspects of my playing. My tone is fuzzy again, and I think it is because I did not warm up enough. Once I practice this should improve. Just like prospects, there is no dynamic contrast, which is a main element that I need to work on. The rhythm is not off and I do not have to worry as much about phrasing.

In two weeks, I hope to:
  • Increase my tempo
  • Play all of the correct notes
  • Have a better tone 
  • Increase the dynamic contrast



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