Dear Band:

We had a super rehearsal last Tuesday and saw a wonderful concert by the Marine Corps Band of New Orleans!!  What an inspiration!  Did you hear their dynamics?  Especially how soft they softly they played!!  I bet we could do that!

Be sure that you have:

533 – The Star Spangled Banner

 

Here is the list of the rehearsal/performance changes for two of the pieces:

This is Me

 

Add repeat from end of measure 35 back to measure 5

M5-8 – No flute solo (both times)

M9-12 – No alto sax solo (both times)

M13-16 – Tenor sax 2^ndtime only

M13-29 – Clarinet 2^ndtime only

M18-29 – Flute 2^ndtime only

M18-23 – No trumpet solo (both times)

M24-29 – Trumpets 2^ndtime only

M30 – All play as written both times

M35 – Last 2 beats 2^ndtime only

M42 – No flute solo

M49 – As written to the end

 

Recitar! . . . Vesti la guibba

 

M1 – QN(Quarter Note)=60

First note – fp

M5 – QN=108

M7 – rit.

M8 – beats 3&4 faster

M9 – Beat 2 add fermata (wait for solo)

M10 – QN=60 – Muted trombone – accent half notes

M12 – EN(Eighth Note)=76 (This is a subdivided beat – 1 & 2 & or you can think of it in a 4/8 time signature – 4 beats in a measure, each eighth note gets one beat)

M16 – accelerando

M17 – EN=108

M19 – rit.

M20 – EN=86

M22 – poco accelerando

M23 – poco rit.

M24 – EN=86

M27 – QN=72