Notes from February 13 rehearsal

Benvenuto

First and second mandolins, measure 72, beat 4, use tremolo on the E note.

Swimming Down the Stars

We will go slower in the last four bars before E, then "a tempo" at E (measure 69).

Please Please Me

Mandolas, play measure 8 as divisi, not double stops.

Little Rock Getaway

We sometimes lose the swing (or bounce). In a series of swung eighth notes, think of giving the off-beat notes less stress than the on-the-beat notes.

In measures 77-80, the first of each group of six triplets gets a slight accent, and the other five should be as smooth, connected, and even as possible. Try DUDUDU pick strokes.