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SCMEA
Sussex All County Band 2024
 

Rehearsals  

  OCT 30th  WED 5:30-8:30pm @ Sparta HS

  NOV 4th  MON 5:30-8:30pm  @ Sparta HS

  NOV 12th  TUES 5:30-8:30pm @ Wallkill HS
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On Stage, Please be on time, Sectionals planned.

  NOV 13th  WED 9am-3pm @ Wallkill HS
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On Stage morning, Rehearsal with choir.

Concert

  NOV 14th THURS 7pm   Wallkill HS  

   report time  6pm​

   All Black | Concert Attire​​​

REHEARSAL NOTES: check back for updates

10/30 notes
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11/4 notes
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11/7 new parts for Rejoicing Sounds ​
Piccolo
Euphonium​
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important listening links below
 

Sussex All-County 2024 

BAND PROGRAM ​

  Black Granite III - James L. Hosay

  Rejoicing Sounds - Laurie J. Kunzle

  Amazing Grace - Frank Ticheli

  Estampie - W. Francis McBeth

  The Black Horse Troop - J.P. Sousa/ F. Fennell​

CHOIR​

combine piece with choir, ending concert

  From Sea to Shining Sea - Whitney/ Wagner

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music links YouTube

These three... most important!

orchestra & choir

U.S. Coast Guard Band

OrchestraEuphoria 

score & recording

notes from 11/4 rehearsal:

Preview recordings and scores
Use links above

​also check 10/30 notes

Tprt & Tbn work with mutes and use a tuner.

Black Granite 
- Divide your beats. inner beats "1 e & a"
- Grace notes, very close to beats
- WW work all runs for pitch slowly
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Bass lines descending, don't slow down
  ie. m.205, 193, 184, 145

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Amazing Grace 
- Tempo rubato, no feet tap
- Don't rush triplets

 Parts to bring out...
- Suspensions, ends of phrases

  TS, Hn2, m.21-24 
  Tbn 2/3 m.96-98 

- Percussion solos
  Glock/Vibes m.10,14 
  C.Cym/Timp m.91 

- Accented parts   >  >
  small separations throughout piece

- Very solo like
* LISTEN TO COAST GUARD RECORDING
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Rejoicing Sounds
​- No Cues 
- Tempo very consistent
- Separation where marked > .
- Chimes/Bells opening timing!
- Brass bells up on fanfares
- Bsn, BCL, Euph timing m.42+
- WW articulate after D
- Meno Mosso = "Slower"
- Bsn, BCL, AS, TS, Hn, m.120 
  bring out, tune, separate


Estampie
- Tempo very consistent
- Work timing and not rushed ...
  all brass & low reeds, m.54, m150
- Repeated notes, give the phrase direction

- AS, TS, Hns, work synco. phrases ie m.142
- Perc., loud & fast sections, need dampen

​​Black Horse Troop 
- Tempo (dotted quarter) =108
- Mark separated notes, reminders
- pp & p  needs to happen!
- sfz   DO IT !
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one more week ...
GO BAND!

notes from 10/30 rehearsal:

Practice your parts
Preview recordings and scores  links above
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Black Granite, tempo (half note) = 96
Written in tribute to the soldiers of the Vietnam War. In Washington DC stands the Black Granite Wall with over 58,000 names etched.
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​Black Horse Troop, 
tempo (dotted quarter) =108
- work separation of small phrases​
- don't rush, work with met
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Amazing Grace 
- work with a tuner lots! 
- study score and listen how YOUR part fits
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Rejoicing Sounds, tempos on your parts
- many independent parts, study score & listen
- two styles | Fanfare & Cantabile section
- mark beats for counting before entrances
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Estampie, tempos
- m.1 =144 - don't rush, work with met.
- m.65 = (66 - 76) legato, more connected
- m.90 = 144
- fast sections more separation
- No Key Signature! 
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Thank you for a great first rehearsal.
GO BAND!

Sussex All County Band Conductor, Laurie J. Kunzle

about LJ Kunzle

contact for questions & information

kunzlemusic@gmail.com

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