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Dotting The I's and Crossing The T'S: Intonation, Implementation, Tone, Technique, and Time

The presenters discussed several key considerations for directors when teaching fundamentals to ensembles, including tone, intonation, technique, time, and implementation. They emphasized starting each rehearsal with breathing, singing, and long tones exercises before working on repertoire. Directors were advised to focus on embouchure, air support, and posture when developing tone and listen to diagnose issues. Intonation, technique, and time were also addressed with various exercises directors can use. The presenters concluded by sharing resources and contact information.

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Dotting The I's and Crossing The T'S: Intonation, Implementation, Tone, Technique, and Time

The presenters discussed several key considerations for directors when teaching fundamentals to ensembles, including tone, intonation, technique, time, and implementation. They emphasized starting each rehearsal with breathing, singing, and long tones exercises before working on repertoire. Directors were advised to focus on embouchure, air support, and posture when developing tone and listen to diagnose issues. Intonation, technique, and time were also addressed with various exercises directors can use. The presenters concluded by sharing resources and contact information.

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Dotting the I’s and Crossing the T’s:

Intonation, Implementation, Tone ,


Technique, and Time

Beth Fabrizio & Randy Greenwell,


Presenters
Midwest Clinic
December 20, 2022, 12:30 PM
Before You Begin
• Strengths and Weaknesses of each section of your ensembles?
• Selections/Repertoire for your ensembles you have chosen?
• What fundamentals are needed for each selection? Each
section of your ensemble?
• Beginning –Middle – End: Plan for the Year!
• Terms you may wish to use?
• Heterogeneous/Homogeneous?
• Private / Studio Instruction?
• Teacher Led/ Student Driven/ Student Led/Teacher Driven?
CONSIDERATIONS

How do I
Implement?

Why, What, How

Scaffold Learning
Everything Styles
APPLICATION

Adjusting
the learning

“Ears are your


lesson plan!”
Listen-Diagnose-Prescribe

Telling vs. Day/Week/Month


Actualization
TONE: Air/Embouchure/Posture
Sonority/Balance/Blend/ Characteristic Tone: Sound tells tale
• Embouchure WW vs Brass
• Breathing Exercises: Breathing Gym
• Balloons/Breathing Tubes/Straws: (Metronome and Dynamics)
• Long Tones: Change in Dynamics/ Tempo
• Use of Mirrors and Record Students
• Modeling/Exemplar Students
• Masterclass Musicians/ Clinicians
• Tone Juries (sound volume/tone color/pitch)
• Student Reflection and Adjudication
INTONATION: Individual/Like
Instruments/The Ensemble
• Singing (from the very first day!)
> Scales, Pitches, Chorales, Warmups
> Sections of Repertoire
> Adjusting Chords
> Drone/Harmony Director
> Pass the note/ F around the room
> Blend/Color Balance and its impact on pitch
>Teaching Students how to tune (Perfect Blend Makes Perfect Intonation Possible)

• Embouchure – Air- Tongue Placement-Posture


• Lip Buzzing (proper use/time frame)
• Alternate fingerings and Pitch Tendencies/ Knowing the good, the bad and the ugly
TUNER/MET/RECORDING APPS
TECHNIQUE
• Tonguing Exercises/ Tongue Placement/ Multiple Tonguing
More Air and Less Tongue!
>Work for matching articulations (Syllables)
>Attend to the beginnings (initiations) and the ends (releases) of the notes.
>Attend to the duration and the shape of notes.
• Scale Exercises (Major/Minor/Thirds/Arpeggios/Chromatic)
• Intervallic Exercises (Arbans)
• Articulation Exercises (Eddie Green) (Arbans)
• Pinky Exercises for Woodwinds /(ClarkeTechnical)
• Rhythmic Exercises
• Reading Music and looking ahead
While Stressing Posture/Hand Position/ Air/ Change in Tempo
Individual/Sectional/Ensemble
Multiple Tonguing
Triple Tonguing
TIME
• Verbal vs. Silent (Daily exercise)
• Performer Responsibility
• Subdivision
• Speed of the Breath
• Bopping
• When & How to use the Metronome-define Tempos
It’s OK to go slow!
Fundamentals in Rehearsal: Your Agenda Every Day
Connect The Dots

• Breathing
• Singing
• Long Tones
• Scale Techniques
• Chorale
• Rhythmic Techniques
• Sightreading (which could be the above)
• Music to be worked on for that day
Contact Information

• Randy Greenwell: rgreenwell@conselmer.com


317-509-2474

• Beth Fabrizio: bafabrizio@aol.com


585-303-4115
Resources
• Deborah and Robert Sheldon: The Complete Woodwind Instructor
• Mike Pote: Process
• Mike Pote, Kyle Young, Andrew Brough: Ensemble
• Scott Rush: Habits of Successful Band Musician
• Randy Greenwell: Music Professor
• John McAllister: Foundation Warmups
• Timsmithsotn@gmail.com
• Steve Graves: TeachBand101.com
• TonalEnergy.com

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