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Topic: Romantic Study  (Read 4509 times)

Offline ted

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Romantic Study
on: July 05, 2005, 10:27:52 AM
Most days I improvise a study or two to explore and develop some specific physical or musical technique - in this case the application of cell transition to a brief, conventional phrase to practise leggiero playing and chromatic sliding. In a sense the term "study" is a bit superfluous because a session of improvisation is pointless to me unless I learn something new.
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce

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Re: Romantic Study
Reply #1 on: July 06, 2005, 05:56:50 AM
In a word, marvelous. I'm floored by your ability to create such texture on the spot. If your aim was to create a leggiero sound, I think you've nailed it on the head. The closest thing that comes to mind is a pair of wind chimes being blown by a breeze.

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Re: Romantic Study
Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 10:58:50 AM
Thanks, I'm pleased you enjoy it. I like cultivating a very large variety of techniques, both physical and mental, correct and incorrect. I have therefore probably ended up playing in hundreds of ways and mastering none but by and large I enjoy myself.
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