I just wanna to dance!
I performed this piece in high school so I was very excited to be working on this again. Like Claire, I was intimidated by the constant meter changes but it was not as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I thought I was able to transition between simple and compound pretty smoothly which was nice. I think I brought a nice energy to the piece and it was very exciting when everyone responding to my shaping gestures. I felt that I got the swelling and energy that I wanted which made me happy.
After watching my recording, I did see what Dr. Mehaffey was mentioning about my 3/4 gestures. I did not think it was as obvious as he mentioned but it was noticeable. It was nice to see that over the course of my conducting excerpt, I improved on this. I think Dr. Mehaffey nailed it on the head that the reason I was curving in was being I was using too much space; I had no where else to go. This is something I will keep in mind for future conducting. Also, I think I was pretty relaxed physically throughout my conducting. My face and my legs seemed really comfortable which was nice to see. I am glad this piece went well this week!