Notes from the Podium
by Debbie Walden and Robin Rice
Thanks for a good rehearsal on Tuesday.
In the PAVANE, second and third violins as well as clarinets, please practice the syncopated (off-beat) sections at rehearsal letters A and E. Use a metronome set at 120 for 8th notes then move it to 60 and practice playing it accurately with the bigger beat. Review the Mendelssohn and Beethoven since we didn't get to them this week.
Sinfonia winds: review the whole tone scales and the diminished arpeggios. Make sure you understand the relationships between the notes and why there are only two whole tone scales but three diminished arpeggios.
We'll see you next week.
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