This post is for Sunday March 29.
I practised for 40 minutes today. I worked once again on Second Suite. I practised Movement two Song Without Words. I really focused on keeping my dynamic level at a pp level. This was very difficult because I found my pitch would drop if I went too quiet. I also worked on having a smooth, soft sound throughout the whole movement. Eight bars before the end the french horn has moving quarter notes and I practised those attempting to lower my dynamic level and increase the smooth slurring and phrasing.
I also really worked on Section E of the fourth Movement. The french horn has moving eighth notes and it is difficult to change the fingering quickly and have the correct pitch/timing. I really worked on the correct pitches and gradually increased my speed. I feel much more confident at that section fo the movement.
At this time, my mouth was hurting and I was ready to take a break so I did.
question... is your mouth supposed to hurt after playing, and is it normal for your lips to become red and swollen? How do you prevent it?
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday March 26
The blog post is for Thursday March 26.
I practised for a shorter period of time on thruday. I practised for probably 15 minutes. For this practising session I worked on the rest of the first movemnet for second suite. I practised from G-K. In these sections I just needed to work on pitch with speed. The rhythms are fairly straightforward throughout these sections and the pitches are very repetitive. The only thing I needed to really work on was adding dynamics and speed to the ryhthms and pitch. I discovered that my pitch suffered when my dynamics became too powerful. This especially occurred at K when the dynamic level is ff. The only way I could fix the problem was lower my dynamic level, but then I am too quiet. How do I fix this?
I practised for a shorter period of time on thruday. I practised for probably 15 minutes. For this practising session I worked on the rest of the first movemnet for second suite. I practised from G-K. In these sections I just needed to work on pitch with speed. The rhythms are fairly straightforward throughout these sections and the pitches are very repetitive. The only thing I needed to really work on was adding dynamics and speed to the ryhthms and pitch. I discovered that my pitch suffered when my dynamics became too powerful. This especially occurred at K when the dynamic level is ff. The only way I could fix the problem was lower my dynamic level, but then I am too quiet. How do I fix this?
Monday March 23
The blog is for monday March 23.
I practised for about 25 minutes last monday. I warmed up on the Bb concert scale up as high as i could go and as low as I could go. I am trying to incorperate the new Bb frech horn fingering into my practising because I am slowly discovering that the correct fingering, as hard as it is to remember, makes my upper register a much safer and easier territory to play in.
I mainly worked on Second Suite. I worked on the first movement from A-F I stopped at G because G was the section I found easiest. I uses my metronome set at a low tempo so I could attempt to get all the correct picthes and rhythms without the pressure of speed. As I improved I sped up the tempo. By the end of my practsing I was playing what I thought to be close to allegro. My main focuses for this practising session were rhythms, pitches and accents. I believe this session was a successful practising session.
I practised for about 25 minutes last monday. I warmed up on the Bb concert scale up as high as i could go and as low as I could go. I am trying to incorperate the new Bb frech horn fingering into my practising because I am slowly discovering that the correct fingering, as hard as it is to remember, makes my upper register a much safer and easier territory to play in.
I mainly worked on Second Suite. I worked on the first movement from A-F I stopped at G because G was the section I found easiest. I uses my metronome set at a low tempo so I could attempt to get all the correct picthes and rhythms without the pressure of speed. As I improved I sped up the tempo. By the end of my practsing I was playing what I thought to be close to allegro. My main focuses for this practising session were rhythms, pitches and accents. I believe this session was a successful practising session.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Okay, so I know you probably won't believe this Mr. Stevenson, But I have been Practising and I have completely forgot to post. Usually once I'm done practising I move on to some other form of homework and completely forget. So basically this week, I practised tuesday night, and wednesday night and last weekend I practised saturday and sunday. I cannot specifically remember what I practised however, I know I work on all music fest pieces and the playing test that was on thursday. The biggest challenges I have faced throughout the past week is
Rumble: Making sure I have my counting right and really focusing on dynamics and articulation. There are a lot of different rhythms in the piece and I need to make sure that I have them all down.
Rhosymedre:The french horn does have the melody a lot in this piece so I have been working on my breathing and have been attempting to stretch out the phrases. I have been trying this because the melody sounds awul when a random breath is taken in the missle of a phrase
Light Eternal: The two sections I have been working on are 40 and 157. I have been working on these sections because the french horn has mainly a solo part, and I do not want it to sound muddy. Although at band on thursday you did say 40 needed work, back to the drawing board.
Playing test: Mainly with this playing test I tried to learn the fingering for the Bb french horn (since I'm playing one). The fingerings do make a difference, with a nicer pitch and it is easier to reach higher notes, I just have to memorize them and getused to them without returning to my old ways of playing.
Rumble: Making sure I have my counting right and really focusing on dynamics and articulation. There are a lot of different rhythms in the piece and I need to make sure that I have them all down.
Rhosymedre:The french horn does have the melody a lot in this piece so I have been working on my breathing and have been attempting to stretch out the phrases. I have been trying this because the melody sounds awul when a random breath is taken in the missle of a phrase
Light Eternal: The two sections I have been working on are 40 and 157. I have been working on these sections because the french horn has mainly a solo part, and I do not want it to sound muddy. Although at band on thursday you did say 40 needed work, back to the drawing board.
Playing test: Mainly with this playing test I tried to learn the fingering for the Bb french horn (since I'm playing one). The fingerings do make a difference, with a nicer pitch and it is easier to reach higher notes, I just have to memorize them and getused to them without returning to my old ways of playing.
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