The Exuberance Parade Ensemble
Playing the music
- Find the pulse & Start the count mentally
- Count out loud from time to time, raising the pitch to exercise
the vocal folds and exaggerate the mouth movements to exercise the
muscles for singing, horns and flutes
- Make the sound on the instrument when the mouth makes the words
- Keep the underlying beat steady
- Make very simple precise movements with each instrument
- Spend some time playing very quietly
- Be able to accent gently
- Listen to the blending of the various instruments
- When unsure of the beat, play very, very quietly
For the purpose of growing a more rhythmic brain,
the most effective action is to alternate the hands
as much as possible while keeping up
with the basic underlying pulse
Here's a process for playing the basic parts:
Play all the eighth notes unaccented
Play the pattern as accented eighth notes
Play the pattern as written on the listed instrument
Here's a process for playing variations of the basic parts:
Play all the eighth notes unaccented
Play the pattern as accented eighth notes
Play the patterns of other instruments
Play on only some of the measures - - 1 of 2, 1 of 3, 1 of 4 etc.
Play only part of the written part - 1 measure or _ measure or 1 beat
Click here for the big Sheet Music