Attached is video evidence of my solo performance.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a1WtR7rg_hO6CnSbZNA4LYii2UsZiSls
Accompanist
Finer detail
Over the past week I have been focusing on the finer details of the piece to try and elevate it to the next level. In my lesson, my teacher started pointing out some of the accents and diminuendos. At the start of the piece there are three accents that are on very high notes that are proving difficult. I quite often get a squeak instead on the note. My teacher has suggested an embrechure change that should help me get the high notes secure. This week I will be focusing on identifying the dynamics and practising the high notes with this new embrechure.
Christmas practise
Over the Christmas holiday my goal was to break the back of the first movement. I looked at the technical passages and practised them very slowly and in rhythms to get my fingers around them. Attached is an excerpt of my practise technique. It worked well and allowed me to get a feeling of the end tempo of the piece. Over the next week, I will be focusing on dynamics and articulation.
Saxophone
The piece that I’m currently working on is the Paul Creston Sonata for alto saxophone and piano. I plan on performing this at the school chamber concert (the same concert that my trio will be playing at). Continue reading “Saxophone”
