March Concert Reflection - Orch 3 by Carly Walsh

What We’re Doing Well

cwalsh160 — 2025-03-26 15:03:55 UTC

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Identify two (2) areas of music you think we performed well. Reference your festival sheets we completed last week to know what categories to consider in your reflection.

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Where to Improve

cwalsh160 — 2025-03-26 15:07:18 UTC

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Identify the area you think we need to improve the most. Reference festival sheet again for what categories to consider.

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Shout Outs!

cwalsh160 — 2025-03-26 15:09:24 UTC

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Give someone a shout out for something they did well, OR give yourself a shout out for something you’re proud of!

What We Look Forward To

cwalsh160 — 2025-03-26 15:52:45 UTC

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What is one thing you are looking forward to in orchestra for the rest of the year? This can be a skill you want to learn, a song you’d like to play, or anything else that comes to your mind.

Elizabeth Lai

2025-03-27 15:50:22 UTC

I think we performed well in phrasing and dynamics. You can hear us performing these skills in "Assemble The Minions" in measures 23-25.

VINCENT WAID

vincentw31869 — 2025-03-27 15:50:42 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories ensemble intonation and rhythmic accuracy. You can hear us performing in tune in the pizzicato section of Minions. You can also hear us performing very rhythmically accurate at measure 120 in Mantras.

Sepidar Zelli

2025-03-27 15:51:48 UTC

"I think we performed well in the categories of dynamics and intonation. You can hear us performing these skills in all of Assemble the minions.

Aaron Seo

2025-03-27 15:54:35 UTC

I give a shout-out to Taty because she is very hardworking and is a great viola player. I hope she plays viola in high school.

Aaron Seo

2025-03-27 15:54:44 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories of dynamics and articulation. You can hear us performing the articulation at the beginning of Assemble the Minions. You can listen to us performing the dynamics in A Solitary Wish.

Aaron Seo

2025-03-27 15:54:47 UTC

The area we need to improve on the most is Melodic Intonation, because you could hear multiple pitches per section. We can improve this by practicing with an online tuner.

Aaron Seo

2025-03-27 15:54:49 UTC

I am looking forward to doing the Symphony Orchestra.

Koa Reyes

2025-03-27 15:55:23 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories intonation for the ensemble, and out tone quality. You can hear us performing these skills in A Solitary Wish from measures 107 - 132.

Peter

2025-03-27 15:55:29 UTC

I think we performed well in Intonation in our ensemble and our Dynamic control and range. You can hear us performing these skills in minions

Natalie Yu

2025-03-27 15:55:42 UTC

I think we performed our rhythm and articulations really well. Our rhythms were accurate, while the articulations were clear and uniform. We performed both these techniques in Minions during the main theme.

Daniya

2025-03-27 15:55:57 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories rhythm and technique. You can hear us performing these skills in "Assemble the Minions" in measures 1-25 and 88-104.

Elizabeth Lai

2025-03-27 15:55:57 UTC

The areas in which we need to improve most are listening and clarity. We can improve this by rehearsing measures 21-37 and 132-142.

sumedha

2025-03-27 15:56:15 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories articulations and interpretation. You can hear us performing these skills in "Assemble the Minions!" measures 1-17 because our accents were clear and uniform. Also, in "A Solitary Wish," measures 151-171 we performed the legato style very well.

Sepidar Zelli

2025-03-27 15:56:36 UTC

The area we need to improve most is sound quality because in Solitary Wish we did not do well in this. We can improve this by practicing the parts we are weak in.

Elizabeth Lai

2025-03-27 15:56:46 UTC

I am looking forward to practicing vibrato.

Taty J

2025-03-27 15:57:10 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories note accuracy and uniformity. You can hear us perform this in solitary wish from measures 77-88.

Vincent Waid

vincentw31869 — 2025-03-27 15:57:38 UTC

The area we need to improve in most is style because the beginning of Minions sounded not great. We can improve this by practicing our articulations more.

Koa Reyes

2025-03-27 15:58:47 UTC

The area we need to improve most is our style because some parts sounded more legato and some parts didn't sound as accented. We can improve this by making notes in our music and practicing these notes at home.

Lucas Ingao

2025-03-27 15:59:14 UTC

I think in Mantras we could work on the slow section of the Piece. During that section, I could hear that some of us were not following the tempo perfectly so we need to work on that

Koa Reyes

2025-03-27 15:59:31 UTC

Something I look forward to is going to festival because I wasn't here last year and didn't get to experience it.

Natalie Yu

2025-03-27 15:59:43 UTC

The areas we need to improve most are tempo and intonation. In Solitary Wish, we struggled to keep a steady tempo throughout the whole piece, especially starting in m. 21. In general, we could play a little more in tune across all sections.

Peter

2025-03-27 15:59:54 UTC

the area we need to improve most is our intonation in Solitary wish because it didn't sound well in the beginning. We can improve this by practicing daily

Peter

2025-03-27 16:00:11 UTC

I look forward to playing music

Peter

2025-03-27 16:00:58 UTC

I give a shout out to Vincent because he did the solo in mantras which is very nice

Lucas Ingao

2025-03-27 16:01:11 UTC

I give a shoutout to the violin ones because they improved so much during Mantras!

Taty J

2025-03-27 16:01:13 UTC

The area we need to improve most is melodic because of intonation across the sections. We can improve this by rehearsing with a tuner.

Joseph Ko

josephk33821 — 2025-03-27 16:02:21 UTC

I think we performed well in tone quality and rhythm. You can hear us performing these skills in Assemble the Minions.

Sepidar Zelli

2025-03-27 16:02:27 UTC

I look forward to playing at festival.

Koa Reyes

2025-03-27 16:02:41 UTC

I give a shout-out to Sumedha because she did really well on her solo, also I give a shout-out to everyone else on solo parts because they sounded really well. Also I guess Elizabeth also gets one because she's a slay queen.

Lucas Ingao

2025-03-27 16:03:18 UTC

I am looking forward to the festival because it is the most important concert of the year and I think we will do well.

Joseph Ko

josephk33821 — 2025-03-27 16:03:29 UTC

The area we need to improve most is dynamic contrast because we could be quieter or louder in some parts. We can improve by practicing the parts with dynamic changes.

Maelina MB

2025-03-27 16:03:34 UTC

I think we performed well in phrasing and our tempo control. You can really hear our tempo control around measures 25-30 in Assemble the Minions.

Vincent

vincentw31869 — 2025-03-27 16:03:56 UTC

One thing I am looking forward to is playing with band. I am looking forward to this because I am looking forward to playing with Eric Teichman, Altair Grubert, and William Henry Duncan Blackford.

Joseph Ko

josephk33821 — 2025-03-27 16:04:17 UTC

One thing I am looking forward to in orchestra for the rest of the year is playing symphony orchestra. This is so I can play with my friends like Eric Ryan Teichman, Altair Shawn Grubert, and William Henry Duncan Blackford.

Joseph Ko

josephk33821 — 2025-03-27 16:05:00 UTC

I give a shout out to Dominic (Dom Dom) because he introduced his piece well and Colin (Orchestra 1) in Orchestra 2 because he played very well. I also would like to shout out Suda Mann because she was our chaperone at Disneyland and also came to watch us at the concert.

Taty J

2025-03-27 16:05:01 UTC

The ONE thing I'm looking forward to doing this year is playing the piece La La Land.

Daniya Kureishy

2025-03-27 16:05:44 UTC

The area we need to improve most is blend and dynamics because we didn't really sound that contrasted in dynamics. We can improve this by listening to ourselves when we play by recording ourselves.

Natalie Yu

2025-03-27 16:05:49 UTC

I am looking forward to going to Festival in a few months. (It might be because I get to skip part of Science)

Sepidar Zelli

2025-03-27 16:06:18 UTC

I give a shoutout to dom dom 1(aka Dominic from orchestra 2). He did well on his speech.

Vincent Waid

vincentw31869 — 2025-03-27 16:06:38 UTC

I would like to shout out Dom Dom from Orchestra Two. He did his speech very well before Orchestra Two started playing.

Elijah Prada

2025-03-27 16:06:55 UTC

I would like to shout-out Orchestra 1 (Colin St. Oger) because he went onto stage ready to play, and he tried his best. I would also like to give a shout-out to DomDom aka Dominic for announcing an orchestra 2 piece. I also give a shout out to Vincent for playing 120 very well as well as his solo in Mantras. I lastly give a shout-out to Suda Mann for coming to support the Orchestras.

Elizabeth lai

2025-03-27 16:07:05 UTC

I give a shout-out to Kaitlyn because she is a very great bass player.

Elijah Prada

2025-03-27 16:07:35 UTC

I am looking forward to playing Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt in symphony orchestra, trust. Realistically though, I'm looking to playing more challenging music in orchestra and playing with band for symphony orchestra. I always enjoy playing in a more diverse and larger ensemble.

Elijah Prada

2025-03-27 16:07:39 UTC

The area we need to improve the most is our tempo changes or tempi under interpretation. We can improve this by practicing with a metronome, and looking up during rehearsals and performances.

Elijah Prada

2025-03-27 16:07:44 UTC

I think we performed well in the categories articulations, and our attacks under technique. You can hear the articulations in Minions, and Mantras, and you can hear our attacks in all of our pieces.

Daniya

2025-03-27 16:10:32 UTC

Im looking forward to going to Festival.

Natalie Yu

2025-03-27 16:10:36 UTC

I want to give a shoutout to Sumedha for her solos in Solitary Wish. I especially liked the little "duet" she and I had at the very end of the piece.

sumedha

2025-03-27 16:11:02 UTC

I'd like to shout out Natalie for her amazing solo in "A Solitary Wish" she played so well.

Daniya

2025-03-27 16:11:11 UTC

I want to shout out Sumedha and Natalie because they did really good on their solos and sounded very pretty.

Elizabeth Lai, Koa Reyes, Natalie Yu

2025-03-27 16:11:46 UTC

We would like to shout-out our amazing conductor and teacher, Ms. Walsh

Taty J

2025-03-27 16:14:56 UTC

I give a shout-out to Aaron Seo because he is an amazing viola player and plays beautiful with so much passion. Also he is overall just a phenomenal person.

Maelina MB

2025-03-27 16:29:21 UTC

The area we could improve on is blend and balance in Mantras. A part we could work on is measures 97-111. Those measures are our pizzicato section we make that part a little better.

Kaitlyn Velazquez

2025-03-27 23:10:58 UTC

I think we preformed well in the categories intonation and dynamic contrast, as you can hear the differences in our dynamics throughout Mantras.

Kaitlyn Velazquez

2025-03-27 23:19:41 UTC

The area we need to improve the most is tempo, as the slower part in mantras we didnt sound together.

Kaitlyn Velazquez

2025-03-27 23:27:22 UTC

Something I am looking forward to this year is playing with band for cooler music.

Kaitlyn Velazquez

2025-03-27 23:28:30 UTC

uhhhh Shoutout to me for playing the concert while sick 😋