Tempi by Charlton Hughes

After listening to several recordings of Brahms' Serenade No. 1 in D major, I've decided that our group needs to work on its tempi. Without a conductor, our ensemble's rhythm is at times, questionable. Often, we stray away from our desired tempi. As a result, we've been rehearsing too much too slowly. In particular, the first and third movements are under tempo as well as rhythmically unstable. My suggestion for the upcoming rehearsals is that we decide on tempi markings for each movement. That way, when we stray from the desired tempo, we can compare it to our metronome markings and thus rehearse more efficiently.