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Warm-ups, jokes and teamwork as DCWE prepares for February 18 concert

2/16/2018 by Jules Wheaton ’19 Leave a Comment

I never was in band growing up, so when I was asked to attend a Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble rehearsal in advance of its February 18 performance, I had no idea what to expect. As an athlete (rubgy), I know exactly what most practices are like: warm up, do some drills, scrimmage, then cool down and stretch. The rehearsal was not that different so it was fun to see how musicians practice their own exercises. I watched the first part of the rehearsal and was there when all of the musicians were warming up their instruments and bodies. The different sounds and notes made no sense … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dartmouth Student Events, Hop Ensembles, HopNews, Music, Winter 2018 Tagged With: Asian music, brass, dartmouth college wind ensemble, ensembles, hop ensembles, music, orchestra, vanich potavanich, Winter 2018, woodwinds

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