Letter from Dan (9/22)

Dear Concertino West,

Excellent work last night in rehearsal! I also enjoyed the time we spent together at the retreat this weekend. It was great to see so many of you connecting with other musicians in our orchestra! I’m also impressed with the progress we’ve made as an ensemble in just four rehearsals!

Retreat & Rehearsal Recap

During the retreat, we spent the morning working on Beethoven (19-104), Russian Sailor’s Dance (Beginning to Rehearsal 3 and the ending), and Debussy (B section). We then did some team building activities, had lunch, and came back to end the day with Johnny Comes Marching Home. At our regular rehearsal this week, we worked on the rhythms (triplets!) in Debussy and reviewed much of what we worked on at the retreat.

GTCYS10 for this Week

• Beethoven 5: We are playing this “in 1”
  • Continue to review 19-104
  • Practice on 104-123
  • Practice with a metronome set at dotted-half note = 60 (three quarter notes per beat!)
• Russian Sailor’s Dance
  • Review Rehearsal 1-3
  • Violas, Cellos, Basses: Practice your new bowing from Rehearsal 3-5. See below to make sure you have this written in your part correctly.
• Debussy
  • Practice the B Section (27-51) with metronome set at Quarter = 60
• Johnny Comes Marching Home: We are playing in this “in 2”
  • Practice 10-end

See you next week!

String players: You are invited to join the GTCYS Chamber Music Program this season. We still have openings for violin, viola, cello, and bass players and no audition is required! To learn more about the program and to apply, click here.

Dan

Viola Bowing

Cello Bowing

Bass Bowing