Revision of Odessa measures 136-154

Revision of Odessa measures 136-154

Wednesday September 17th, 2014

Link:http://youtu.be/wqdJCgsXRek

I think that I got more notes this time, also I felt as though I was just more confident when I was playing.  Along with the confidence I feel as though my tone improved too.  I think that my style was better, I tried to accent the slurs.  Finally my intonation was better I played low second and first finger more and more in tune.  Also, this was the part that the second violins practice in sectionals today, so that helped a lot too.

Measures 136-154 in Odessa

Monday September 15th, 2014

Measures 136-154 in Odessa

Link: http://youtu.be/5fwryjo7Bw0
My intonation wasn't very good so I am going to practice scales and circle all of the accidentals in the piece.  My style was also really bad, so I am going to make the crescendos and decrescendos more evident and use staccato more.  Lastly, my tone was bad, so I am going to play louder and use more of my bow.

Second Post of Zombie Intruders measures 17 to 33

Thursday September 4th, 2014

Second Post of Zombie Intruders measures 17 to 33
http://youtu.be/WjMv2vfGuKg
Fixed:
-  I used more vibrato and separated my notes more to make it more musical.
-  I used flat 1st finger and 4th finger for open A and D, in an attempt to make my intonation better.
-  I counted in my head more, so that the notes would be in time more.

First blog post for the 2014-2015 school year

September 2nd, 2014

Piece and measures:
Zombie Intruders 17-39
Link:
http://youtu.be/P1xXTIYTMv0
Problems:
-The rhythm is really bad, the 1 1/2 notes are really bad and not held for the right amount of time.
-  My intonation is really bad, especially playing flat 1st finger and fourth finger A.
-  The feeling of the music is off, it doesn't really sound spooky or scary, like zombies are intruding.
Solutions:
-  For the rhythm I  am going to write in the beats and practice clapping and plucking the rhythm.
-  I am going to practice with scales using flat 1st finger and use 4th finger all the time while playing.
- I am going to add style to the piece and try to portray the story musically.
Conclusion:
The song isn't very good right now, but I hope to improve and master these measures, by using the solutions above to fix the problems above.