Important wind ensemble excerpt, important one because some of you will take a military band audition some day. This excerpt is for players hoping to land in wind ensemble or orchestra. For those of you who think you will be placed in Symphonic Band of Wind Ensemble, do take a look at this one.
Keys to success:
Articulation: How clean is your articulation on the high G at the beginning? How little and lightly can you move your tongue so that the pitch doesn't waver? Probably doesn't need to sound nice, articulation can have a pointed energy, but ideally, we hear Gs and not other pitches lower than G. Letter A to C, do you have a nice, energized staccato appropriate for the modern style of the piece. Are the accents strong and where they are written?
Steady tempo - keep this one steady, can't find any spots in this excerpt where rubato is likely. Four measures before B would be the only place: important there for the listener to hear the clarion E on beat 2 and then the low F on the next downbeat. You might be able to slow down the tempo for the run here, but only if you are able to phrase really strongly so that we hear the E and then the F in what basically feels like one beat.
Rhythms: Bringing out 3/4 feel when implied (example, second measure of A). Not being late when there are rests on the downbeat.
High note fingerings - might need to use alternate high D-sharp, whatever is more comfortable for you. For high F three measures before B, I would be tempted to overblow clarion A-flat (add third right hand side key, the second one from the top), if it is not too sharp.
Rests: no need to count out the twelve measures or the eight measures.
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