Dinámicas
Lesson time: (3min 2sec)
Mike Lovatt muestra cómo las dinámicas dan vida a la trompeta latina, trabajando las indicaciones de mezzo piano y mezzo forte y los crescendos en piezas como "Cinnamon Tea".
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This lesson is part of the course Toca trompeta latina auténtica
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Lesson transcript:
Dynamics in Latin Music
We've taken a look at the shorts and longs, and the even quavers, but as you've heard in this piece and the previous piece, Fiesta Siesta, dynamics are everything in Latin music.
Exploring Cinnamon Tea
Let's take a look at the dynamics in Cinnamon Tea.
- At the beginning of Cinnamon Tea, you can see that Mark Nightingale has written mp, which actually means mezzo piano.
- A lot of people think it means mighty powerful and play far too loud.
Let's try starting this piece off with a nice soft approach.
"Let's see what that sounds like."
I was playing quietly then, as you could hear, but I was also really trying hard to keep the intensity of the music to keep it alive. Maybe you can try doing that now.
Middle Section Dynamics
We've looked at the dynamics in the middle section, where we have the four quavers grouped together:
- Doobie doo da dooby doo da
- Crescendoing through those four notes, arriving on the last quaver with the tongue:
- Doobie doo da.
"Making sure that one's the loudest one of the four that are grouped there."
Final Section Dynamics
Now, let's look at the very last section:
- Notice that MF is the marking for mezzo forte.
- It might also be nice to do a little crescendo in the last two bars.
"I'll play it like that now."
Hopefully, you heard that crescendo up to that last note.
"It's like we're coming home."
Final Playthrough
I'll now play the whole piece, really exaggerating the dynamics. Hopefully, then you can try after and see if you can achieve the same effects.
About the instructor
Mike Lovatt estudió en el Trinity College of Music, donde recibió la Jon Kelly Jazz Scholarship. Ha actuado y grabado en una enorme variedad de estilos con artistas como Quincy Jones, Robbie Williams, Eric Clapton, la Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, la Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Buble, Oasis, Michel Legrand, Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey y Danny Elfman, entre muchos otros. Como trompeta principal en el West End de Londres, Mike ha actuado en Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, The Producers, Billy Elliot, Guys and Dolls, Saturday Night Fever, My Fair Lady y Spamalot, entre otros. Ha tocado en bandas sonoras de películas como las de James Bond, Harry Potter con la London Symphony Orchestra, la premiada Chicago, Beyond the Sea de Kevin Spacey, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Madagascar y The Corpse Bride. Aparece a la trompeta y la corneta en Mrs Henderson Presents de George Fenton, y a la trompeta en Looking for Eric. Mike es trompeta principal de la John Wilson Orchestra, nominada a un Grammy, y ha destacado en sus célebres conciertos y grabaciones de los BBC Promenade. Mike es muy solicitado como profesor y clínico, y es catedrático de trompeta en la Royal Academy of Music y en el Royal College of Music. En abril de 2013 tuvo el orgullo de recibir la prestigiosa Derek Watkins' Chair of Trumpet en la Royal Academy of Music de Londres. En sus cursos de MusicGurus, Mike comparte los secretos de su versatilidad, mostrándote cómo clavar los estilos de trompeta auténticos de swing, rock y latino para que puedas tocar cualquiera de ellos con confianza y el feel adecuado. read more