Listening Analysis and Practice Plan

Levels of Musicianship Responsibility to Collaboration

Level • Phrasing/Articulations/Dynamics/Musicianship Teacher/

3 Student

Student/
Level 2 • Balance/Blend/Intonation/Bowings Teacher

Student
Responsibility

Level 1 • Notes/Rythms /Basic

Tempos

1. Identify three positive areas of your individual or ensemble performance within the
recording? There is always something positive to identify.

2. After listening to the recording(s), identify at least 2 areas at each level of musicianship
for improvement.
 Level 1 = individual responsibility
 Level 2 = section/stand partners
 Level 3 = ensemble as a whole
Guiding questions:
 What specific areas need to be addressed?
 Where in the music are the weaknesses in these areas obvious?

3. Devise a practice plan to implement and address the areas of concern.

 3 specifics in level 1
 2 specifics in level 2
 1 specific in level 3
Guiding questions:
 How can I improve my own playing? Specific practice suggestions (fingerings,
bowings, alternative rhythmic patterns, slow down, scales, etc…)
 How can I help my stand partner/section?
 Do I have an original idea to help with the overall musicianship of the ensemble?
What is my opinion of how the music should sound?