This year's festival was a great experience and I think that we did good, although there was definitely room for improvement. Our pieces were well - suited for us but I feel like with more time we could improve a lot from this performance.
Category #1: Tone
I feel like our tone was pretty good throughout although there were some notes that stuck out a lot. We could definitely improve a lot on our tone to make it fuller and richer, especially in slower legato sections like the first part of Prairie Songs. There were some wrong notes and such throughout, but overall, I would say our tone was decent, but could definitely use some work.
Category #2: Intonation
This is where we need to work the most. There were so many notes that were way out of tune in both the high and low registers for all instruments. We really need to work on individual tuning as well as section blend and total ensemble balance. In Prairie Songs, especially, the high notes at the beginning were not played confidently and the lack of air made them really sharp. Intonation really needs to worked on.
Category #3: Rhythm
I think we did pretty good on our rhythms in all of our pieces. In the march, we slowed down a little in the trio and the dotted rhythms were not as clean and spaced as they should have been. I feel like this is one of our strengths as an ensemble.
Category #4: Technique
Our technique needed some work as well, as we were not together in some places, such as the slower sections of Prairie Songs and the second strain of the March. We really need to spend more time individually working through the technical sections of our pieces in order to get them really good at the performance.
Category #5: Interpretation
I think that our interpretation of our pieces was pretty good but we missed a lot of opportunities as well. We had god dynamic contrast, especially in the trio of the march. We also kept the tempo steady throughout and our ritards and accelerandos were pretty good, although they could be better. Our balance could use some work, as the brass overpowered the woodwinds in some places and the percussion was really loud in some places.
Category #3: Rhythm
I think we did pretty good on our rhythms in all of our pieces. In the march, we slowed down a little in the trio and the dotted rhythms were not as clean and spaced as they should have been. I feel like this is one of our strengths as an ensemble.
Category #4: Technique
Our technique needed some work as well, as we were not together in some places, such as the slower sections of Prairie Songs and the second strain of the March. We really need to spend more time individually working through the technical sections of our pieces in order to get them really good at the performance.
Category #5: Interpretation
I think that our interpretation of our pieces was pretty good but we missed a lot of opportunities as well. We had god dynamic contrast, especially in the trio of the march. We also kept the tempo steady throughout and our ritards and accelerandos were pretty good, although they could be better. Our balance could use some work, as the brass overpowered the woodwinds in some places and the percussion was really loud in some places.
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