Arts Assessment Process Journal 2 (11/19)

Here is week 3 of my excerpts:

Prospect

This time was significantly better than the last in that my breathing was much better. This actually caused another problem because I held my breath for so long that the end of the phrases kind of died of instead of crescendoing like they were supposed to. That brings up the point that I again did not have any dynamic contrast.  An improvement was that counted and subdivided so my releases were not as short as some were previously. I also did not play any wrong notes. My tone was not as fuzzy as the first time, but there also was not enough vibrato.

What to work on for the next two weeks:

• Balancing between too many breaths and too less
• DYNAMICS
• Vibrato and tone

Mad Anthony

I have improved a lot with this excerpt since the first time. I am playing it much faster than before but I need to work on keeping that consistent; I slowed down towards the end. My tone is much better and more clear. I also did a good job with the articulation, slurring at the right times and keeping march style with space in between the notes. I did not play any wrong notes either. The one glaring mistake is that I am not playing the crescendo at B and the mezzo forte sounds the same as the fortissimo. 

What to work on for the next two weeks:

• DYNAMICS
• Consistent tempo and rhythm 
• Clear tone
• DYNAMICS