Letter from Kaiser (1/22)

Hello Camerata Vivace!

Winter Scene – Karen Savage

What a frigid night! Thank you for making it out to rehearsal and for those of you who joined us virtually, too! We made GREAT progress on Ode to Childhood tonight. I am looking forward to continuing this work as the weeks wind down this semester.

GTCYS 10 In Preparation for Sectionals Next Week! 

You will all be working with guest artists and teachers next week. To make the best use of their time (and to clean up some areas) please prepare to rehearse the following spots:

Winds/Brass/Percussion:
Mvmt II: Rehearsal 3 – 6
All of Mvmt III

Strings: 
Mvmt I: Rehearsal 4 – End
Mvmt II: Rehearsal 4

We also have seating auditions right around the corner! A reminder of your excerpts:

Flute: Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: 44 – 51, Spanish Dance No. 3: 37 – 45

Oboe: Spanish Dance No. 3: 53 – Coda, Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: 44 – 51

Clarinet: Spanish Dance No. 3: 1 – 17, Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: Rehearsal 3 – three before Rehearsal 5.

Trumpet: Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: Rehearsal 1 – Rehearsal 2, Mvmt III: Rehearsal 1 – Rehearsal 2.

Trombone: Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: Rehearsal 1 – Rehearsal 2, Mvmt III: Rehearsal 1 – Rehearsal 2.

Violin I: Ode to Childhood, Mvmt II, Rehearsal 2 – 3, Ode to Childhood, Mvmt II, Rehearsal 4 – one before Rehearsal 5

Violin II: Ode to Childhood, Mvmt II, Rehearsal 2 – 3, Ode to Childhood, Mvmt II, Rehearsal 4 – one before Rehearsal 5

Viola: Ode to Childhood, Mvmt II, Rehearsal 4 – one before Rehearsal 5, Ode to Childhood, Mvmt II, Pick ups to the 5th of Rehearsal 12 – Rehearsal 14.

Cello: Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: Rehearsal 2 – 4, Spanish Dance No. 3: 1 – 17

Bass: Ode to Childhood Mvmt II: Rehearsal 2 – 4, Spanish Dance 29 – 37

Tips for Seating Auditions (and your regular auditions, too)!

• Use a metronome, Use a tuner. It works!
• Listen to excerpts to get a clean idea of what you should be aiming for. Listening is one of the best things we can do as musicians.
• Make a timeline and stick to it. Get yourself confident in your playing days before the final day of preparation to give yourself wiggle room! No one plays their best if they cram practicing in at the last minute.
• Read through your weekly emails! First student to respond to this email with the secret phrase “polar vortex”gets a prize of your choosing.

Stay warm, be safe, see you soon!

Best wishes,

Kaiser