chord question

[BoliverAllmon]

how do you bring out a certain note in a chord?

[abell88]

Top or bottom notes are easiest -- lean your hand that way. For inner notes, use more weight. Start by practising something very simple -- play a triad and practise emphasizing one note or another. Use your ears to make sure you're actually doing it!

[rob47]

Think about the particular note in the chord you want to bring out, and imagine the finger playing the note is filling at the tip with lead and your other fingers are just feathers.

right....

[gaer]

Another idea:

Play the chord. Decide which note you want to bring out. Play it first, then play the rest of the chord.

Play the rest of the chord, without the note, then play the note. One way usually works better than the other.

Gradually bring the two closer an closer. When you can no longer hear a diffence between when the notes are struck, you are on the right track.

If you listen very carefully, notes that are brought out are struck a bit early or a bit late, but the difference is often so small that it is either inaudible or you can't hear it until you listen for it. This is why even great players often "split the hands" a bit when they are making a bit difference between the balance of the hands. Again, sometimes it is obvious if you listen for it, but other times not.

Gary

[debussy symbolism]

Greetings.

More practice with chords will make it easier to bring out the particular voices. The more you practice, the easier it becomes.

[BoliverAllmon]

thanks for replies

[sonatainfsharp]

One more thought... the piano has to be voiced in the first place.

The ideas here are great! My favorite is to actually just imagine the note you want to hear--usually your body will do what you REALLY want it to do. Just make sure you actually hear the note you want to hear, and you aren't just imagining it.