ENSEMBLE SKILLSWEEK 2

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

▸ By the end of today’s session, students will be able to:

▸ Identify key skills necessary for ensemble work

▸ Form a successful professional ensemble

▸ Build a repertoire of 6 songs appropriate to their ensemble

COOL STUFF:

▸ Check out this cover of Adele’s “Send My Love (To Your New Lover”

▸ https://youtu.be/nz7SMVYMT6k

WORKING IN AN ENSEMBLE

▸ What are three key skills necessary for working in an ensemble?

▸ Why?

ENSEMBLE SPEED DATING

▸ Form two groups

▸ Spend 10 minutes completing the questionnaire on the next slide

▸ Spend 30 mins rehearsing “Marvin Gaye”

▸ Return to the perform your version

▸ Repeat up to twice

QUESTIONNAIRE

▸ What kind of music do you like to listen to and play?

▸ What kind of role do you like to take in a band situation?

▸ What good band experiences have you had?

▸ What bad band experience have you had? What did you learn?

▸ How do you deal with criticism?

▸ How do you deal with conflict?

THINK ABOUT:

▸ Do our personalities work well together?

▸ Are we at a compatible skill level?

▸ Do we have similar tastes in music?

▸ Am I comfortable in this group?

FORM AN ENSEMBLE

▸ Write the names of your 3 preferred band-mates on a piece of paper

▸ Hand these to Megan

▸ We will decide ensemble groups placed on this

▸ Elect a band leader

REPERTOIRE

▸ 6 songs

▸ From several different genres

▸ Moulded to showcase your band’s “unique voice”

ACTIVITY:

▸ Read the Sonicbids article on Moodle

▸ Answer the questions in the Forum underneath the link to the article

▸ Begin to brainstorm repertoire for your ensemble