In attendance were:
Joe Sipzner
Gloria Zhao
Katie Gonick
William Wang
Bill Dong
Marko Crnkovic
Emma Pearson
Catherine Rafferty
Karthik Ramesh
Andrea Long
Katie Yang
This afternoon in Chamber Strings we revisited the Allegretto from Beethoven's Op. 16. The 6/8 time signature is still relatively new to us, so we reviewed the way to approach triple time (looking at "big"/macro beats -- in this case, dotted quarter notes -- and speaking the microbeats -- "du da di"). Students are encouraged to practice whatever part (A or B in vln 1, vla, cello, and C or D in vln 2) they feel capable of playing with the understanding that they can switch to a different part at any time. I love how well we can listen when we know how to open our ears! We had great leaders using their rhythmic breath to cue the entire ensemble.
Continue to look at Winter this week, practicing those double down bows carefully, and add Allegretto to your daily routine.
