WwW Episode 2: Dynamic Consistency

For my second "Wednesdays with Willie" series, we discuss three way approaches to maintaining dynamic consistency throughout a performance. The first etude of Jacques Delécluse's "Douze Etudes" is used as the musical example for the discussions. Introduction 0:00 Three Ways to Improve Dynamic Consistency ):32 1. Color Coding 0:51, 3:04 2. Muscle Memory 1:19 3. Audio Wave 2:05 Consecutively playing sections marked with the same dynamic (in Delécluse Etude 1): Piano: 4:23 Mezzo Forte: 5:01 Forte: 5:11 Consecutively playing sections marked with the same dynamic with audio waves: Piano: 5:34 Mezzo Forte: 6:12 Forte: 6:22 Closing Thoughts: 6:44 Full performance of Delécluse Etude 1: 7:12 All examples were recorded in the UNCG School of Music. Questions or Comments? Please leave them or send me an e-mail at ericjwillie@gmail.com. All selections performed on an aluminum TAMA Bravura Concert Snare Drum, Innovative Percussion Christopher Lamb Series Sticks, and Remo drumheads.