2-25-7 art loft

david, glenn, MB, martin, victor

we started off doing some click track work to warm up. sections of 3rd relation, first Amin to Dmin with alternate endings, then just Amin then just the Second variation of the Amin section. we started at 78 bpm, but then moved back to 74 bpm.

this was very challenging for the group.

we worked on the new circulation piece, but david didn't bring his sheet for this, and after a time we found that we didn't know the piece well enough to proceed.

we played through invention #1 a few times, there were some good moments, but on the whole we still don't have it in the hands.

we played through growing circle. once slowly and once quickly.

we worked on eye of the needle. there is some ambiguity about where the beat falls. to really clarify how this is we played through with the click track, and then in particular worked on the Dmin section with the click.

we are asked to be able to tap our foot, place the vocal count of the beat, and play the note precisely at the same moment as the wieght of the attack of the click or metronome.

we are not meeting next week, though hopefully will meet twice the week after that, in preparation for the sevice at the old cambridge baptist church.