Character Piece #1 & 2: Round 2

Myself and Kim played the revised versions of my first and second character piece in class. The reactions were much the same as when we had first played them. For the piece the main comment was that I was successful in writing great lines when the sax and piano are playing together. The main recommendation for change was to do something with the last measure to give it a more interesting appeal. Initially I did not want to change the last measure (its a rolled whole note chord in just the piano) however after I thought about it a bit and experimented with some different ideas I think I came up with something that both goes along with the recommendation and appeals to me.

For the second piece I was advised to look at some of my notations. Specifically notes spellings for the piano, and ways to notate rhythms to make them more readable. I've since tackled this and it has been written a lot more clearly. Again the main compliment for the piece was about the great interaction between the piano and sax. Also, my last chord was staged having each note played in a different register on a different beat or part of a beat and then after each note was heard the chord was sounded as a whole. This idea was well liked, by everyone including myself.

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