April 21, 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.

Practice all!

NEW notes for 4/21/21:
(1) Practice mm. 63 to 84 carefully with metronome. Practice it 3x a day with metronome. Be careful to count your half notes and any other long notes carefully. Sometimes these run ahead if you are note careful.
(2) Intonation is important in mm. 98 to 119. Check that you know exactly what note you are playing and make sure to follow so that you are playing the correct note at the correct time each time you play it. This would be a great passage to practice with one of our recordings below to check your intonation!

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–this is our “gotcha” section!
No divisi! Play both notes whenever you can!

NEW notes from 4/21/21:
First and second violins: Practice with the other violin part recording to make sure the duet at m. 15 and following is correct. Practice with your own part recording as well.
Violin/Cello/Bass: Practice with the other part recordings to make sure that your duet at m. 45 and following is correct. Practice with your own part recording as well.

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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