March 31, 2021 Homework Sinfonia Allegro

Brian Balmages – Wood Splitter Fanfare
Brian Balmages – Wood Splitter Fanfare

Practice the whole piece with a particular focus on accents and dynamics.

Review mm. 1-98.
NEW: Learn mm. 99 to end.

*Practice with tiny, crisp bows at the balance point. Try practice by skipping the whole notes/half notes and counting through them. This will help you keep the bow near the balance point. Smaller bows are better!
*Learn your notes.  Work hard and learn the correct notes as soon as you can! Listen to recordings and work hard on this piece!
First violins: Learn the bottom notes in mm. 23 to 28, even if you are an outside player. Listen here to these various part recordings:

Violin 1 (outside)
Violin 1 (outside) – mm. 1-30
Violin 1 (outside) – mm. 29-64
Violin 1 (outside) – mm. 62-98
Violin 1 (outside) – mm. 90-end

Violin 1 (inside)
Violin 1 (inside) – mm. 1-30
Violin 1 (inside) – mm. 29-64
Violin 1 (inside) – mm. 62-98
Violin 1 (inside) – mm. 90-end

Violin 2 (outside)
Violin 2 (outside) – mm. 1-30
Violin 2 (outside) – mm. 29-64
Violin 2 (outside) – mm. 62-98
Violin 2 (outside) – mm. 90-end

Violin 2 (inside)
Violin 2 (inside) – mm. 1-30
Violin 2 (inside) – mm. 29-64
Violin 2 (inside) – mm. 62-98
Violin 2 (inside) – mm. 90-end

Viola 
Viola – mm. 1-30
Viola (outside) – mm. 29-64
Viola (inside) – mm. 29-64
Viola – mm. 62-98
Viola (outside) – mm. 90-end
Viola (inside) – mm. 90-end

Cello
Cello – mm. 1-30
Cello – mm. 29-64
Cello – mm. 62-98
Cello – mm. 90-end

Neuendorff/Conley – Wandern ach Wandern
(1) Practice your A major scale.

Jeffrey S. Bishop – Orange Jam
Review the entire piece! Focus on your rhythms and play with a metronome at 84.

*Focus in particular on mm. 37 to 44.
No divisi! Play both notes whenever you can!

NEW! Individual part recordings available below!
Orange Jam – Violin 1
Orange Jam – Violin 2
Orange Jam – Viola
Orange Jam – Cello
Orange Jam – Bass

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