Monday, October 21, 2013

Auditioning for the Junior Orchestra

Over the summer, I learned many new pieces. One of those pieces was called Variations on Puccini Theme by Charles Dancla. Dancla was born on  December 19th 1817, and died on October 10th 1907.  He was a famous violinist, composer, and teacher.

This piece has 3 parts to it. The first part is melodic and sweet sounding, and not very fast. The second part is a little faster, and it sounds as if someone has the hiccups.The last part is very fast, and was the hardest part of the piece for me because it was at the very end and my fingers were tired.

As summer came to an end, my sister and I auditioned for a junior orchestra. To get into the orchestra, I had to prepare scales and one violin piece to play for the conductor.  After the auditions, the conductor let me know that I had made it to the first violin section. On the first day of rehearsal, the conductor gave us many pieces to practice at home.  The theme of all of our pieces is music by Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky. The orchestra members come together every Thursday for rehearsal.  It is my responsiblity to make sure that I come prepared and know my part well. In January, we will have the first concert of the season.  The concert attire for girls is all black (either a dress or skirt), black tights, and shiny black shoes.   I am really excited to show off all of our hard work to my family at the show.




This is Hannah, and I also auditioned a piece for the orchestra. It was called Concert by Reiding.  I like this piece because the first part is slow but then the second page gets a little faster. I also like this piece because it has loud and quiet parts.  I had to play the Concert  for the conductor at the orchestra. After she heard me play, she put me in the second violin section. Now I play every Thursday. I have to practice all my violin pieces that the conductor gave me. I have to play them every day at home. I have a stand partner named Rachel, and she is very nice. She is ten, and she plays a little better then me. She has been playing at the orchestra longer than me, and that is why she plays a little better then me. Soon in January, there is going to be a concert so I have to practice a lot at home. For the concert, I have to wear a black dress and black shoes.






Did you enjoy the pieces we chose to play?

12 comments:

  1. You have an amazing blog here Sarah visit my blog at: www.ek7285.edublogs.org

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    1. Thanks for commenting on my blog. It is really nice to get new visitors. I will definitely visit your blog soon. I hope you stop by again soon.

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    2. Thank you for visiting my blog. I will definitely visit your blog soon.

      Sincerely,
      Sarah

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  2. My dear Miriam,Sarah and Hannah!
    Reading your posts and hearing you playing violin and piano made me not only happy but gives me health.
    I enjoyed your playing so much that tears happy teares were in my eyes.
    I love you and I love your mother. I think your mother should be honored
    for raising such children. You have the best mother in the world.
    You have to be thankful to her all your life. Keep doing what you are doing and make all of us happy.
    Love - grands Mila & Isay

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    1. Dear grands Mila & Isay,

      Thank you so much for visiting my blog, and taking the time to leave me a lovely comment. I appreciate all of the wonderful comments you always leave on my blog.

      We will be recording some more songs soon.

      Your granddaughter,
      Sarah

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    2. Hi Sarah,
      It's Elite. I miss you so much! I am happy you are coming to visit us in Israel next year. I am happy we got to meet you when we came to visit in L.A. We had so much fun in Palm springs with you and your family. I love the posts you put on your website. It's really nice that you, Hannah and Miriam donated your hair to locks of love. I'm sure the kids appreciated it very much. I also thought of donating my hair to make wigs for kids who have cancer. Unfortunately in Israel you need to donate 30 cm and my hair isn't long enough. I hope to see more posts on your website.
      Elite

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  3. Dear Sarah,

    Hi! My name is Andrielle and I'm only 11. You and Hannah are both great violin players! You both make it look so easy! I play the piano. I also write and read stories. If you want to read them, check out my blog: adeleon28.edublogs.org

    Thanks,
    Andrielle

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    1. Dear Andrielle,

      Thank you so much for spending your time to leave me such a lovely comment. I always enjoy new visitors! I will definetely check out your blog.

      Sincerely,
      Sarah

      P.S. What grade are you in?

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    2. Dear Sarah,

      FYI, I am in 6th Grade.

      Love,
      Andrielle <3

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  4. Dear Sarah and Hannah,
    It's wonderful that we can listen you play even being on vacation in Asia, it brings us closer to home. You play so nice at such a young age. We hope to see you soon and enjoy to listen to your music.
    Love,
    Grandma Tanya and Grandpa Eugene

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  5. Hey, this is your cousin Julia. Loved your blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. Hi, Sarah! I liked listening to you and Hannah play, nice job! Mollie

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