General Objectives
3:00 - Quietly and efficiently set up for rehearsal
3:10 - Ensemble Sound Development
3:20 - Announcements
3:30 - Ensemble Rehearsal
- Increase dynamic contrast
- Improve and differentiate the style of each piece (dance, song, march)
3:00 - Quietly and efficiently set up for rehearsal
- Make sure there is a pencil on your stand
- Warm up on your own
3:10 - Ensemble Sound Development
- Concert F Articulation
- Tune
- Festival Band Warmups
3:20 - Announcements
- Tuesday, April 25th - Regionals
- Repertoire: "Wind Dances," "Spring," "Union March"
- You will NOT report to school. Report directly to Excelsior.
- Wear your Benton music polo to Excelsior; don't forget to bring your formal concert black!
- You will be eligible for extra credit
- Letter and itinerary - go over info with your adults tonight; still need volunteers for second shift!
- Each of you will be assigned a duty for Tuesday morning:
- Announcer
- Guide
- Judges' Aide
- Sight Reading Aide
- Stage Crew
- Usher
- Relief Crew
3:30 - Ensemble Rehearsal
- Wind Dances
- dance style (light, bouncy)
- Spring
- song style (long phrases, light tongue, finish every note!
- Union March
- march style (bouncy, separated)
- Fix the clipped notes at the ends of phrases
- Dynamics!