Focusing on Intonation, Balance and Tone Color Methods for Band
Clinician - Hayato Hirose
The Well-Blended Ensemble focuses on improving intonation, balance and tone color for smaller bands. To achieve a well-blended ensemble, there are three concepts to learn - defining the roles of melody and accompaniment parts with volume balance in mind, having awareness of "comfortable" and "uncomfortable" playing ranges per instrument, and the establishment of tonal color. With the enclosed exercises and text, readers can visually learn about tone quality and balance with "Pitch Range Chart" and “Instrumentation Guide" and improve their skills with training exercises and music.
-Contents- Three basic points to create a balanced sound
Define the roles of melody and accompaniment parts
Determine "comfortable" and "uncomfortable" ranges
Blending
Sound balance for small bands
Assigning each voice and volume balance
Increasing / decreasing players affects the sound
How to create tonal color
Attached music:
Sound Balance Training Exercise
Performane basic points
Playing with awareness of "Roles"
Having awareness of "Comfortable" and "Uncomfortable" playing ranges
Blending the sound
Applying to music performance
Balancing sections in small bands
Keywords
Intonation / Tuning / Balancing
Mixed Ensemble
Mixed Ensemble & Percussion
Sound Balancing / Tuning / Intonation / Band Coaching
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Young Bands / Young Directors<br>Fundamentals for Successful Programs<br>(Winds Vol. 14)
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Ensemble Strategy for Band Students (English Edition)<br>(Winds Vol. 29)