May 3, 2023

Competition pieces

Go through both pieces every day.

Mystic Flute

link to pdf:Mystic Flute

  • play hands together with counting out loud – go through the whole piece
  • remember the first and second endings

Bullfrog Blues

link to pdf:Bullfrog Blues

  • Count out loud
  • Start at m. 9-16 play 3 times, then go from m. 1-16
  • start m. 25-30 play 3 times, then go from m. 17-25
  • watch out for B-flat and E-flat, keep your eyes on the music

Technique

Dance Band Drummer p. 18

  • keep practicing with counting out loud
  • if you play the first time without a mistake, you don’t have to repeat. Otherwise, play it 3 times

Theory

Nothing this week

Rhythm

4-part rhythm:

  • pay attention to which cause of error happens when you make a mistake and apply the cure
  1. Reaction: something new takes you by surprise. Cure: Eagle vision
  2. Anticipation: this can be daydreaming, or getting worried about a difficult part coming up. Cure: Eagle vision, get back into feeling your tapping, hearing your singing/whispering
  3. Looking Back: You look back to a mistake you just made and start talking to yourself about it. Cure: Tell the “bad coach” to stop, and keep moving forward

4-part Lap Map:

Practice this by itself , making up your own 4-part rhythms

Lessons

Mister Bluebird, and Dance Band p. 43-44

  • count out loud
  • play each song once, if you make a mistake, play 3 times

Performance

Classical March p. 14

  • count out loud as you play
  • Play once, if you make a mistake, play 3 times