Dear Future Me,
1) Once Upon a Time (the TV Show) is awesome.
2) Junior recitals are fun.
3) Since you missed April Fools day, you'll have to observe it tomorrow (being the 2nd of April, 2012).
Now for the REAL list of 3 for this blog. It's all about tone. Why is it important to a group of musicians? Here are 3 key reasons:
1) Woodwinds and brass. They must blend together. As one. This is an ensemble after all, and freedictionary.com defines ensemble as: "A unit or group of complementary parts that contribute to a single effect." If we as woodwinds don't join as one with the brass, what would we have? Madness, that's correct.
2) If you are having a conversation with your friend and mean for it to be a pleasant one, you would confuse them very much if you were speaking with a harsh tone, would you not? Yelling with furrowed eyebrows, "HEY, YOU'RE RECITAL PEICES WERE EXTREMELY INTERESTING!!!!" would most likely sound very insincere. One the same note, you would not want Silent Night to have the same tone as Back in Black.....and so forth.
3) Pointing out the tone qualities of a group really helps them to listen to each other more and develop their ears. The more we as musicians can do this, the more virtuosic we become.
Love,
a past you, Shannalee
Very good ways of describing the importance of great tone. The only thing that I would add is that our standard for ensemble sound is based upon the individual commitment to developing a characteristic sound on their instrument. Not only is this an indication that the instrument is being player properly, but that the rendition of a piece of music will appropriately represent what the composer intended. Good work on this!
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