In my band video, I am playing measures 163-185 in Chorale and Shaker Dance II and measures 62-69, also from Chorale and Shaker Dance. I feel that these are my most difficult pieces. There are a lot of accidentals in both of these excerpts, and I think I really need to work on them, especially in my first excerpt. In measure 62-69 I think that I am much better at them, but they could still use some work. My intonation has begun to improve slightly, but I still have a long ways to go. My tone is very bright, and it needs to be darker and more rich sounding. My articulation in measures 163-185 is not good at all. I need to remember to play the legatos and the staccatos, instead of just playing everything normally. The tempo is pretty good. Rhythm is fine, it's relatively accurate. It could probably be faster, but it is not a big problem. Dynamics are almost non existent in these excerpts, and they are something I really need to focus on. My goals for these excerpts are to work on my articulation, and get it so that you can clearly hear the difference between my legato and staccato notes, along with making sure I have all of my accidentals down pat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-fgo2X7uh8
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