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Post by tubachick11 on Feb 27, 2009 20:58:15 GMT -5
I will program this song into my head until I'm singing it in my sleep. Uhg. I'm really starting to hate Air and Bouree. I have it on my iPod. I'm using it for the local solo and ensemble feastival.
Besides practicing your piece, what are some things you do to prepare? I work directly with my band director on a normal basis, since he is also a tuba player, and I buy it off iTunes and listen to it over and over.
I refuse to listen to any other song until Wednesday.
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zirbo
Band Geek
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Post by zirbo on Mar 1, 2009 20:51:28 GMT -5
My friend and I are doing a sax duet, so we listen to each other and offer critique, which really helps. He recorded us, although it's not the best quatliy, it really points out where we need to work (other than the obvious places). I'll probably start listening to only the 1st and 2nd mvmt of Tableaux de Provence while driving everywhere this week...
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Post by tubachick11 on Mar 4, 2009 19:46:21 GMT -5
OMG! I got a 1 at feastival. I don't know if this is a universal scoring system, so here that means that you got an A in terms of grading. I thought I did horribly. I either placed second or third. You have to be first or second to go to state. I won't find out what I got until later this week place wise. I'm so nervous. My band director called my house and I must have screamed right into his ear. I've been dancing around all day. I'm SO excited. Ok, I'm done.  |
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Post by heepwah2you04 on Mar 4, 2009 21:14:33 GMT -5
Ours is saturday. I'm so nervous. I just got done practiceing with my accompinist. I hope to get a 1 or 2. [It's 1-best, 3-worse]. I got a 2 the one time I went in middle school,but you didn't have to play scales memorized,2 ocatve, & they tell you concert pitch.*FREAKS OUT*
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Post by tubachick11 on Mar 5, 2009 0:26:42 GMT -5
Oh, odd, with the scales.
Here you just play a solo and you're done.
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Post by heepwah2you04 on Mar 8, 2009 13:17:09 GMT -5
I got a 3rd.Meeh. My scales were terrible.
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Post by tubachick11 on Mar 8, 2009 23:30:17 GMT -5
Do I go to the only district that doesn't do scales?
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Schoolspirit
Band Nerd
Marching Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, 2 Jazz Bands... :P
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Post by Schoolspirit on Mar 11, 2009 19:42:59 GMT -5
My district doesn't do scales, but when you go to states, there's scales and sightreading. I got a 1 this year!  I played Andante and March. |
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Post by trumellotonium on Mar 11, 2009 22:14:30 GMT -5
Even at state for me (wisconsin) we only play our solo or whatever piece and we're done. It used to be different, because it used to be a competition for a scholarship to the university. If you played really well (and probably had to do scales and/or sightreading) you would be asked to take a theory test and the people who did really well on that were offered a scholarship to... the summer camp where you could win a scholarship to the school? Something like that... but we don't do that anymore.
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I played Andante and March.
