Great job being prepared to play your music and arriving on-time!
We get so much accomplished when everyone is responsible. Thank you also students and parents who have been bringing snacks. It is really appreciated by the members of our group.
For next week's rehearsal, please prepare by practicing all of your music with a metronome. Rushing and dragging are particular challenges in Joy and Rough Riders. If you don't own your own metronome you can go to http://www.metronomeonline.com/ for a free on-line version.
http://www.metronomeonline.com/
You should also practice with the recordings provided in my October 8 blog entry. Entrances after rests are one of the greatest challenges in music. Be sure to practice your RESTS also! Make each rest an "active" time. Be counting in your head, listening to what is happening around you, etc.
FOR FUN: Check out this Salsa version of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It's pretty cool!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcC_F3f3JPw
For a treat at break...Bring me a piece of paper with one question you have about the video, and also tell me what are the color of the back-ground wall lights.
Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra has continually offered robust musical training and personal development for young musicians throughout the San Gabriel Valley for over 40 years (1972). PYSO is considered among the best youth orchestras in the Southland. The PYSO is comprised of middle school students from grades six through nine. These committed young people receive advanced instruction and challenging music opportunities through a rigorous program that emphasizes ensemble playing. Members of the PYSO have performed throughout the world, including venues in Vienna, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the ASTA Conference and Competition in Santa Clara and many others. Last season, the PYSO appeared in concert with the United States Air Force Academy Band, Blue Steel at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. Members of PYSO have also had many opportunities for additional performances outside the full orchestra program such chamber music at Pasadena Symphony concerts and a special guest appearance on Fox’s TV sensation, Glee. PYSO falls under the auspices of the Pasadena Symphony Association and often interacts with Pasadena Symphony and POPS conductors, guest artists, musicians and staff.
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Pasadena Symphony Association
The mission of The Pasadena Symphony Association is to provide orchestral performances of the highest quality and to benefit the community through its music, outreach, and education programs. (Click on Picture for Link)
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