Pep band sure can have a toll on one's chops, especially with two nights of double headers in a row. Practice this weekend took a less traditional approach - singing and listening to recordings of the Hindy and VW. Of course, time away from the horn gave me the opportunity to replace the rest of my cork bumpers with neoprene, as well as give the pig a bath. Yay for a bathtub that now smells of vinegar.
Recital material is set, somewhat. Looks like the program will be something along these lines:
Cello Sonata no. 5 - Benedetto Marcello
Civilization and Its Discontents - Richard Wilson
Concerto - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sonata - Paul Hindemith
Music 4 Tubas - John Stevens
In addition, I am supposed to premier the new Charles Liu concerto sometime in the next year as part of the 2010/2011 North American Tuba Repertoire Initiative, and would prefer to do it at school... not sure yet how that will work out. Also, an article will be published in the ITEA journal about the project, so yay for professional recognition.
Today, Josh gave me an intonation tendency chart to fill out for my new tuba, as it is a very different beast from the ones I have played recently. More on this to come as it affects my ability to play in tune (which has taken a decline recently, due to the still unfamiliar horn and mouthpiece).
Favorite video recently has been this one. I definitely want this for myself, as I am somewhat clumsy and very paranoid (which is due in some part to the fact that somebody once set a chair leg on the bell of the tuba I played at the time... and then sat on said chair).
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