Hi. A few tips: - You don't need to go fast. Focus first on playing it well (dynamics, articulations, intonation) at a slow tempo. - There are parts where people are playing together, and parts where everyone is separate. Really listen for these, to make sure everything lines up together. - Keeping the staccato light is a key to making it sound good and keeping it together. The bari really lays the groundwork there. See below for our tips for Taya as well Good luck!
Hi Taya. The bari sax part is really the glue that holds the whole piece together, so here's a few tips: - Getting clean, light, and round staccato notes is very important, especially since you're setting the tempo at the beginning. Try using the tip of the tongue close to the tip of the reed, and don't clip the ends of the notes. Think "tah tah tah", not "dot dot dot". - Try playing the intro, but playing each note twice. This slows down the tempo, and lets you keep the focus on articulating each note. - Use a metronome, and try setting the metronome first to eighth notes. (if quarter=120, then set it to 240). After you feel comfortable with that tempo, set it to quarter notes (120), and then half notes(60)--maybe even whole notes if you get ambitious. This will help you take responsibility for the tempo. - Know where you have the melody and bring it out! For example, m14, m 26-27, m33, etc. - Lastly, be confident. The rest of the quartet is relying on you, so even if you make a mistake, keep going. Hope this helps. Enjoy the piece!
Einsteinium Quartet thank you so much , I’m in an ensemble , I normally play bass clarinet but I switched to bari about a year an a half ago so I’m getting the hang of it and I’ll definitely take these tips in consideration! :)
Hi, yes, thanks for catching that mistake--we have soprano, alto, tenor, bari. The piece is written for SATB, though there is an optional part for AATB.
A few classmates played this years ago, and this video's been on my playlist ever since
great performance y'all 👍
How complex is the music?
@@ottoplayz4166 Can't say, I don't play sax. But my highschool's bari player was pretty good
@NonTwinBrothers ok. I'm making my section learn it since it's my senior year. Along with my 9.5 class 1 solo
Hi Zander
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Any tips for this song and each part? Playing this for competition
Hi. A few tips:
- You don't need to go fast. Focus first on playing it well (dynamics, articulations, intonation) at a slow tempo.
- There are parts where people are playing together, and parts where everyone is separate. Really listen for these, to make sure everything lines up together.
- Keeping the staccato light is a key to making it sound good and keeping it together. The bari really lays the groundwork there.
See below for our tips for Taya as well
Good luck!
@@EinsteiniumQuartet Thank you so much
Any tips for bari part on this song ?
Hi Taya. The bari sax part is really the glue that holds the whole piece together, so here's a few tips:
- Getting clean, light, and round staccato notes is very important, especially since you're setting the tempo at the beginning. Try using the tip of the tongue close to the tip of the reed, and don't clip the ends of the notes. Think "tah tah tah", not "dot dot dot".
- Try playing the intro, but playing each note twice. This slows down the tempo, and lets you keep the focus on articulating each note.
- Use a metronome, and try setting the metronome first to eighth notes. (if quarter=120, then set it to 240). After you feel comfortable with that tempo, set it to quarter notes (120), and then half notes(60)--maybe even whole notes if you get ambitious. This will help you take responsibility for the tempo.
- Know where you have the melody and bring it out! For example, m14, m 26-27, m33, etc.
- Lastly, be confident. The rest of the quartet is relying on you, so even if you make a mistake, keep going.
Hope this helps. Enjoy the piece!
Einsteinium Quartet thank you so much , I’m in an ensemble , I normally play bass clarinet but I switched to bari about a year an a half ago so I’m getting the hang of it and I’ll definitely take these tips in consideration! :)
In bio it says 2 altos 1 tenor 1 bari... but there is a soprano... what? So does this piece use 2 altos or 1 alto and 1 soprano
Hi, yes, thanks for catching that mistake--we have soprano, alto, tenor, bari. The piece is written for SATB, though there is an optional part for AATB.
+Einsteinium Quartet thank you, I am wanting to preform this piece for an solo and ensemble event coming up, thank you!
Anyone who wants to play this piece, you can purchase the sheetmusic here: www.kendormusic.com/store/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=2105