Hi friends! One of the many features that makes Ictus unique is the opportunity to upload rehearsal/performance videos for community input.
While we are still in our "founding members" period, I would like to practice our From the Trenches. So, let's pretend the conductor in this video (let's call him Fred) is an Ictus member asking for help.
Rules:
- Address all of your guidance in the comments to the person posting
- Be courteous and encouraging
- Critiques must have solutions (if you can't recommend a solution, don't give the critique)
- Give input in the way you would like to receive it (we might adjust this over time - I had some VERY direct mentors whose style wouldn't be appreciated by most conductors today...but I loved it! 😅)
- Excerpts must be less than three minutes
----OK, here's Fred's post----
FRED BANDERBILT
Hi everyone!
We just had our first HS concert of the season. I felt pretty good about how far the students have come (you should have heard the first rehearsal!) but when I asked my colleague what she thought, she told me this piece in particular didn't sound very musical. I think I hear what she means, but I'm not sure how to fix it!
Any thoughts?
Fred