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Date Posted: 19:30:57 03/28/07 Wed
Author: Jayme Orians
Subject: Re: Singing in Band?!
In reply to: Nickie 's message, "Singing in Band?!" on 20:22:28 02/18/07 Sun

I think its a really good idea. If you set the tune in the students ear then they can go home and practice their instruments to get the fingers down. I think it would improve tuning and overall tone of the group.

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[> Re: Singing in Band?! -- Chad B, 13:59:51 04/01/07 Sun [1]

I think the singing method would be a very effective tool for most band ensembles. Perhaps instead of singing through the whole piece at once they could take it a few lines at a time; divide the piece into sections. Bands commonly rehearse a piece in sections to start off anyways so why not sing a section then play that section? After you've completed the sections, sing/play larger sections until you don't have to sing the whole piece because you've already developed a context for it both singing and playing. I would be interested in seeing this put into practice.

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