Music Box
Lines 1 and 2
A
Focus on:
Play the correct notes
Jolly Old St Nicholas:
Lines 3-4
A
Focus on:
Stay together
Chanukah, Chanukah:
Line 1
B
Focus on:
Beautiful Sound
Chanukah, Chanukah
Line 4
A
Focus on:
Move bows at the same time together
Chanukah Chanukah
Lines 2-3
Line A
Focus on:
Ring each note beautifully
Joly Old St Nicholas
Play the entire page
Divide lines A and B
Focus on:
Play the correct notes and the correct rhythm
Chanukah Chanukah
Entire page
Divide Lines A and B
Focus on:
Stay together
Move bows at the same time
Amazing Grace Warm Up:
mes. 1-17
Focus on:
Play the correct notes
Play at the right time
Amazing Grace Warm Up
Mes. 35-42
Focus On: RHYTHM
1 & 2 & 3 &
8th note rest breathe
equal Quarter Notes
Amazing Grace Warm Up:
Mes. 61-76
FOCUS ON:
Rich, lush, sound
Amazing Grace (Real Music):
Play the last note (mes. 74)
Get your Group to Start, Musically play through, and end together
Focus on:
Know when to start last note, when to end it
Communicate when you enter
Breath as 1
Allow note to vibrate and taper away
Amazing Grace
Mes. 66-67
Focus on: Rhythm
Subdivide and Count
Line Up Beat 3 8th notes mes. 66, beat 3 Q Notes mes. 67
Amazing Grace:
Play the First Note of Measure 44, and Hold it as a Chorale
Tune your sound really well together
Achieve 1 unity and purity of sound
Amazing Grace mes. 41-49
steady, continuous beat
Lean in on Jazz Notes!
Amazing Grace:
Mes. 46-49
Dynamic: piano (2/10)
Rhythm: secure entrance
Sound: line up, lean into sound to ring in the same way with each other
Amazing Grace:
Mes. 50-53
Focus on: grAdUaL cresCENDO
(2-2-3, 3-4-5, 5-6-7, 8-9.......10....)
Amazing Grace Mes. 50-53
Focus on:
Play the correct notes at the correct time
Intonation: C# high 3
C nat regular 3 (4 or 2 lower strings)
Amazing Grace Mes. 60-61
Focus on: RHYTHM
enter at the right time
Hold Dotted Half Note + Slur: 4 beats
Hold: Quarter rest 1 beat
Amazing Grace
mes. 15- 19 (including)
Focus on: PULSE
Hold long A 5 beats; Dotted Q 1 and 1/2 beats
Crescendo Sound
Open Sound through Measure 17
Decrescendo mes. 22
Focus on: RHYTHM and SOUND
Count rests
Dynamics f
decrescendo mes. 65
Blend sound with each other
Amazing Grace:
Mes. 1-25
Apply what the composer suggested yesterday:
soft p beginning
soft blended entrance of 1st violins p.up mes. 9
cello bass decrescendo mes. 9-10
crescendo mes. 16
OPEN sound MES. 17
<TOP OF PHRASE>
decrescendo back mes. 22
back to soft p mes. 23-24
Amazing Grace:
Mes. 62-end
Focus: Mr. O'Loughlin's suggestions:
Phrase Shape: CLIMAX...decresc..playful lean in..slow down...back to music box...taper off dreamily
Dynamics: OPEN SOUND...decresc...lean in jazzy...decresc. slightly jazzy..put zzzz to sleep...taper off
Sound: piano, but STILL ringing (like whisper!)
CLIMAX
Timing: Breathe together; slow down/taper at same time
Ending: Hold last note 4 slow beats...watch each other...breathe...lift off bow...continue to vibrate...
Amazing Grace
Mes. 68-end
FOCUS: Synchronicity. Sync
Breath together
count yourselves in
Wait for each other
Adjust to each other so you can sync in time
Watch each other, make eye contact. Breathe and finish at the same time
Amazing Grace
Mes. 23-45
Focus on:
RHYTHM: breathe in rests. Count 1& 2& 3&
Balance: support and bring out the melody
Blend: Adjust to each other to create 1 sound
Sound: Rich and Lush
Dynamics: p (3)...crescendo (4-6)...mf (7)...crescendo (8-9), f (10), decrescendo... (9-8-7)...mf (6)...decrescendo (5-4-3), p (2
Amazing Grace
mes. 46-74
Focus: Musicianship and Confidence
Breathe together
Support each other
Count!!! 1& 2& 3&
Crescendo together
Sound blend together