Friday, September 12, 2008

Just a gentle remainder please remember to practice:
At least 15 mins on scales /lipslurs/chormatic/ long notes exercise/tonguing etc.
Ross Roy:
1.write out all the sub-divides and try to clap in out at least once a day.
Whenever you are free you can clap it out.

2. Starting:

  • Tuba, Bari, B.Clar: Your tonguing, fps, do properly.
  • Euphonium,Trombone:your tonguing and rhythm
  • Horn,Alto and Tenor Saxophone, your rhythm and End the note together
  • Trumpets and woodwinds: Rhythm,Articulation, End the note together

3.Bar 11 to 15:

  • Dynamics
  • phrasing
  • End the note together

4. Bar 15:

  • Tuba,Bari,B.Clar,Euphonium: Rhythm, articulation.
  • Trumpet,Trombone,Horns:Your rhythm, fps, articulation, End the note together
  • Woodwinds:running notes (every note must be heard)
Procession To Peace:
1.Write out all the sub-divides and clap it out too.
2. Starting:


  • Horns and Altos:Rhythm and articulation. (must be clear)
  • Others: Articulation, End the note together

3.[A]

  • Trumpets,Trombone:Rhythm,Articulation (must be clear)
  • Horns, Euphonium: Your notes must be full, phrasing
  • Others:Articulation, End the note together

4. 8 bars after [B]

  • 1st Clar and Flutes: Rhythm, Triplets(all notes can be heard)
  • Horns and Saxophones: Rhythm,Same articulation,Chord.
  • End the note together

5. [C]

  • Same as [A]
  • End the note together

6. [D]

  • Articulation
  • Correct tone at correct place
  • Give way to melody.
  • Clar1 and Alto1, rhythm.
  • B.Clar & Bari's running note
  • End the note together

7. [E]

  • Correct Rhythm
  • Give way to Melody
  • End the note together
  • Tenor and 3rd clar's running notes
  • Horn and tenor's running notes
8. [F]


  • Horns and Saxophone: Rhythm, articulation, End the note together
  • Trumpets and Trombone: Rhythm, articulation, End the note together

You can go to http://www.metronomeonline.com/.

For Procession to Peace is 90

For Ross roy: starting: 70, bar 15 onwards 100.

Remember to practice but also study hard for you EYE:)
For those who do not have the recording for SIBF
please get it either from me or your SLs.