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May 31 2008, 07:08 AM |
Great! Keep me updated on your progress
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Jun 27 2008, 05:38 AM |
Ahh Marcus disappeared
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Jun 27 2008, 05:39 AM |
i talked to him a few days ago and he said he was away on vacation so give him a little time
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Jun 28 2008, 02:47 PM |
Marcus, since you invoked me by name - I come to your defense
Noone, not even Chopin himself could accurately divide a bar into exactly 23 notes - that's a level of precision beyond any mortal player! So, its obvious that there is intended to be some leeway here. In addition, all the best players will alter timing slightly in characteristic ways to get a groove going - Marcus knows this of course since a lot of his solos have this kind if free timing feature, Kris does it a lot too. Its one of those things where genius is in knowing how to conctructively break the rules and end up with something that sounds really great! In fact, if Chopin did have some particular rythmic figure in mind, he would have broken it down into triplets, 16ths or whatever. To that I will also add that music notation, any music notation, is an attempt to pin down something living and breathing long enough for someone else to learn it. The notation itself is by its nature rigid and is just a snapshot. The task of the musician is to take that snapshot and make it live and breath again in his or her own unique way. So what all of this means is that when Chopin writes something like that, he probably has his own way of accenting the notes and timing, but would expect anyone lese to approach it differently. He is just saying, "look, you need to fit these 23 notes in this bar somehow, make them sound cool and fast". What you will probably find as you play something like this, is that you may break it down to practice it, but when you are proficient at it, you will move away from the precise timing into your own more fluid interpretation. That's pretty much my opinion - feel free to disagree! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Jun 28 2008, 03:23 PM |
He is just saying, "look, you need to fit these 23 notes in this bar somehow, make them sound cool and fast". Perfect answer Andrew! Spot on! Thanks |
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