Small Ensemble Band

We have been working on our small Ensemble group project. The ensembles are made up of different instrumentation. We did not get to choose our groups so it wasn't always easy to work together. During the project we learned a song all together and perform it in front of the class. Our Song had to have all the right rhythms, articulations, good tempo, and dynamics that stand out. Working in a small Ensemble was difficult at times. It was also very different to work in a mixed instrumentation Ensemble rather than an ensemble with all the same Instruments. I have some advice to help students who need to prepare for a small ensemble project.
By working in our group there were some musical challenges. one challenge we had was getting all our …show more content…
There were many similarities and differences from this year and last year. Point out the obvious the first difference was the way we were set up into groups with the instrumentation. One difference we had was When one instrument would have trouble with a line this year we could not help as much because we did not know the notes on the instrument, but last year we could help because he had all the same instrument and could even help with fingerings on the instrument. It was all so different from last year because it sounded different period this year there was more color to the music I guess you could say. Last year every instrument sounded the same so the lines weren't brought out as much but with different instruments are able to hear each line even more. It was all so different from last year because you have to balance loud instruments with some quiet Arrangements which is not always easy. Last year with our small Ensemble project when we had all the same instruments it was easier to blend because all instruments or the same volume only some people played louder. Although , in the end we still had many challenges and overcome them and work hard as a group both last year and this year. Overall working in a small ensemble was similar and different in many ways this year and last