REHEARSAL RESOURCES
PRICE PLANS
STAGGER BREATHING
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Stagger Breathing counts will allow your students to perform more maturely, eliminate “gaps in your sound,” and give your band an overall stronger presence. Having breathing responsibilities pre-written in the music saves you time and takes out the guesswork of when to breathe for students.
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If utilizing breathing counts is new to your program, begin with the following steps:
Give each student the same part in the breathing exercises. For example, give the entire ensemble the Early part.
Rehearse students breathing in the same spot to make sure they understand their role.
Listen to make sure students are “sneaking in and out” of the ensemble by exiting and entering a dynamic lower than written.
Once students are performing the early breathing correctly, have them practice the middle and late breathing assignments.
Once students understand each breathing role and how to sneak in and out of the sound, assign them their breathing part.
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Have students sing their parts and raise their hands when they take a breath. This will give the directors a visual confirmation that students understand the concept.
Have students step out while playing and breathing.
Have each part perform separately to ensure students are
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At Marching With Travis we believe that you should have the tools you need, when you need them. We will make sure that you are receiving your materials in a timely manner so you have time to customize and to stay on track with your design timeline.
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In the individual part example, you can see the notation used in our stagger breathing. The notes the students will take a breath at will be marked with parentheses and a breath mark.
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Here is an example of a trumpet section playing a 24 count sustain. In this example each trumpet part has an early, middle, and late breathing assignment. The breathing counts were placed so that no more than 1/9th of the section takes a breath at the same time. The division in this example ensures students take a breath at least once every 12 counts. Frequency of breathing assignments will also change based on instrument, dynamic, and tempo.
DRILL SET NOTATION
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Set notation creates more productive rehearsals by giving your students a visual of how their music aligns with the drill. Give your students a head start by having clearly marked set structure before they even step outside!
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Take advantage of indoor rehearsal time! Help students memorize their count structure before learning drill.
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In the example here, you can see the sets clearly marked on the individual part so students can associate their part with specific sets.
TONAL ENERGY PRESETS
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Tonal Energy presets give your rehearsals the benefit of consistency. By using presets your ensemble will:
Rehearse consistent tempo changes set by set; including any ritardando, accelerando, and subito changes.
Have efficient rehearsal procedures with clear start and end points.
Easily change tempos throughout the season.
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Open file and download from Google Drive Link (save in a place you can easily find the file)
Open TE App
Open “Preferences”
Open “Browse Recordings”
Click the import icon at the bottom (square with an arrow)
Select “Import from Files”
Find and select the file downloaded from earlier
Select “Open”
Your Preset is now imported into your app!
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Click on the list icon
Select “All Preset Groups”
Choose your group and close out of the page
Your Preset will be displayed on your TE page!
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CUSTOM MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS
Transform your “warm-up” time into an effective tool for improving individual skills specific to the music students are performing in their show. Not only will this increase the level of your performance, it will bring more purpose to your fundamental time.
We will use your show music to craft purposeful and appropriate exercises for your wind players.