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The purpose of my recording is to present methods musicians use to have resulting success with their pieces. My audio recording is a portion of Suite Medievale: V. Acclamations- Jean Langlais. With this piece I am illustrating fragment practicing. This method is used to bring clarity to quick moments in music. The purpose of drilling this is for the musician to hear each individual thirty-second note in the measure. It helps with precision and helps you to perfect the skill of quick practice methods.

Sound recording of members of the UNCSA viola studio rehearsing the C diminished arpeggio. Recorded on an iPhone 5s.

Sound recording of a UNCSA Chamber Group playing the Tchaikovsky String Quartet Number 3 in E minor, coached by Janet Orenstein. Recorded on an IPhone 5 on the UNCSA campus.

I play one bar of 8th notes on right hand, then the same thing on left hand, and then a bar right-hand lead 16th notes at a moderate tempo. I do the whole thing again starting on opposite hand for each section. Then, I raise several tempo up and do those two sets again. (Recorded by LG Phone)

A recording of the UNCSA wind ensemble rehearsing “City Trees” by Michael Markowski in UNCSA SMC167. Recorded on an iPhone 5s.

Sound recording of two UNCSA guitarists tuning before rehearsal. Recorded on an iPhone 4.

This sound is a recording of the piece Carmina Burana. This recording is of the orchestra at University of North Carolina School of the arts. At first you hear the musicians gathering and preparing to play. Then you hear the strong opening followed by the legato melody. Then, it picks up the pace with a quicker instrumental part as the the vocal parts come in. It has a dark feeling, and an extremely intense one. This carries on for a while as it slowly builds intensity. Suddenly, it is followed by a forte chord and the choir belting their lyrics. It all wraps up in the final rubato as the instruments clang together and finish this incredible and intense opening.

This audio recording is of the large ensemble Cantata Singers rehearsal on October 2nd, 2015. We were rehearsing Johan Sebastian Bach's Magnificat in D Major for an upcoming performance with the orchestra (another Large Ensemble) taking place in December. In this snippet of our rehearsal, we sang through the phrase. In Anna Carolina's recording, our instructor went back and worked out the kinks in this particular section. This rehearsal took place in a rehearsal room on the UNCSA campus and was recorded on an iphone 5s. As shown in other large ensemble recordings, the UNCSA Cantata Singers performed Orff’s Carmina Burana in collaboration with the UNCSA Orchestra. The concert was conducted by Christopher James Lees on October 30, 31, and November 1, 2015. The UNCSA Cantata Singers will be performing with the Orchestra again in December for the performance of Bach’s Magnificat. Many members of the Cantata singers will also be performing in February in the opera chorus for UNCSA’s production of The Italian Straw Hat.

Sound recording of a quartet coaching on a movement of Tchaikovsky's 3rd string quartet in a rehearsal room at UNCSA. Recorded on an iPhone 5s.

This particular clip is a very familiar sound to music majors from all across the world, the sounds of a studio hallway. The studio hallway is where students can find professors for extra help or meet for private lessons. While practicing is very important, students learn how to excel at their respective instruments most effectively in private lessons. These usually last an hour and are scheduled weekly. Students usually take this time to ask their teacher questions about repertoire that was assigned the previous week, however, this can also be a time to experiment with the musical ideas/interpretations of a specific piece. The special bond between teacher and student is often formulated in private lessons as this time is an opportunity for professors to exercise a much more personal approach to teaching their pupils. Teachers can help foster a deep love for music in their pupils, which thus perpetuates the appreciation for classical/instrumental music, and the history of that art form.