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This lesson is part of the course Toca trompeta latina auténtica
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Lesson transcript:
Understanding Running Quavers in "Cinnamon Tea"
Let's take a look at the running quavers.
There are three bars of four quavers grouped together in this piece, Cinnamon Tea.
Phrase Mark and Crescendo
If you look at the markings above and below those notes, you'll see:
- Above: A phrase mark over the four quavers.
- Below: A crescendo marking.
This means we need to grow through those quavers.
Approaches to Playing
There are two ways we can approach this:
- All short
- All long
Playing Short
I'm going to play them short and try to grow with that dynamic as well. Let's see what that sounds like.
That's it. Short.
Playing Long
Now, let's see how challenging it is to play them long, with the last one being short.
I personally think that playing them long makes it sound and flow into the next bar, which is why I continued into the next bar.
Articulation and Tongue Technique
Now, let's work on how we can use our tongue and articulation to achieve that long note with one short one at the end.
Try saying:
doo doo doo da doo doo doo da do do do da doo da da.
You can even try writing that above the part. There's plenty of space to do that with your pencil:
doo doo doo da doo doo doo da.
Diction Practice
Again, use the D D d of the tongue rather than ta ta ta ta.
If I go ta ta ta ta, the notes become shorter and disconnected.
Here, we're trying to connect the notes while still maintaining a front to each one.
I'm going to play it one more time, and then you can try to copy.
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