Festival Pieces: Pre-festival Concert Blog (2/27)

Later today is the Pre-festival concert and there is a lot that we as a band need to work on. Personally, I also need to improve a lot and since I have been practicing since my first blog, this is the official start of my process.

Second Movement: measures 23-38

I have definitely made many improvements since the first post, mostly with my tone. It sounds fuller and clearer. I still need to work on going faster and working on breathing at the right times.

Good parts:
accuracy
intonation
rhythm
articulations

Need to work on:
tone
phrasing
breathing
some intonation


Old Irish Tune: measures 33-48

The problems with this piece are similar to those of the other one, and I also have more intonation, tone and vibrato-related problems. I need to use more vibrato, instead of faster vibrato. Also, when I run out of breath, my tone turns fuzzy and the end of the long notes turn flat, so I also need to work on that. I also need to work on staying in tune when I jump to the higher octave at measure 37.