-"It's not what you say, but how you say it!"
-Create warm-ups related to the piece you are performing
-roll exercises, rhythmic exercises
-Be visually engaging; no excess movement
-Analogies can be useful (Dad yells at kid for not taking out garbage, kid explains why he didn't take out trash)
-Make a performance a personal experience
-Capture the essence of each section
-opening chorale: play calmly, draw audience in
-establish groove!
-melody: expressive, anxious, dark, tension
-A major section: contrast, skies open up!
-second repeat: even more free with time
-graduate mallets for textural reasons, bring out the melody with a harder mallet as mallet 4, use softer mallet for mallet 1
Thanks again to Steve Weiss Music, Dr. Burritt, and all participants!
Sincerely,
Matt Levine
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