- Set up chairs and stands outside in the old tent area according to the Festival Band seating chart
- The, quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal
Homework: Practice "Starfire Fanfare," "Midnight Sky," and "Plaza de Toros"!
Today's Objective(s): Perform our entire festival set with dynamics, articulations, and good intonation
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[12:19] First Five (see above)
[12:35] Ensemble Sound Development
- Concert F Articulation
- Articulation - concert F quarter notes
- Legato - gentle "dah" articulation, smooth and connected, continuous air
- Staccato - light - make your notes shorter than your trio
- Accent - "mini diminuendo" (start strong and get softer, no space between the notes)
- Marcato - bouncy!
- Symphonic Band Scales & Arpeggios
- #1 Chromatic
- #4 Concert F Major
- Tune
- Concert F Intonation
[12:45] Announcements / Reminders
- Today: Festival Band rehearsal Monday after school (outside in the old tent area)
- Tomorrow: Kennedy Festival
- Wednesday: Career Day
- Wednesday: Honor Band stage rehearsal at Excelsior 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday: Honor Concert at Excelsior 6:00 p.m. (FREE!) (get a program, write your name on it, put in homework drawer for extra credit)
- Monday: Leadership Applicant essay session from 3-4 p.m.
- Soon: Concert F Major scale & arpeggio pass-offs in class
[12:50] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Beginning of "Ghosts"
[1:00] Full Run of Festival Set (recorded from front)
[1:10] Transition to Festival Band seats