Monday, April 16, 2012
Orchestra
On March 22, I observed the 12:55 Orchestra with Michael Certalic. The first task for the class was to play through and work on an etude. Mr. Certalic had the ensemble play through the etude while he was getting his violin out. The second time though the etude, he had the students work one section at a time doing different styles of bowing. He would demonstrate and then have the students imitate. Next they played Barber of Seville. It was an easier arrangement that they used for sight reading practice. The students did really well on it. They ended the class by playing an easy arrangement of Scheherazade which sounded similar to the original.
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The etude that MC uses is to teach technique. Much of what he did during days when MSU students were observing was for our benefit. The etude is quite long and he changes the articulation and bow patterns during the exercise. This keeps the kids on their toes while practicing the many different methods of bowing for string instruments.
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