Dinámica
Lesson time: (2min 37sec)
Mike Lovatt muestra cómo dar forma a la dinámica de una pieza funky de trompeta rock: acentuando las notas y resaltando el contraste entre mezzo-forte y forte.
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This lesson is part of the course Toca trompeta rock auténtica
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Lesson transcript:
Creating a Funky Sound
Let's now have a think about the sound that we'd like to make in a piece like this, a piece that needs to be funky sounding.
- Vibrato: Maybe the vibrato isn't such a good idea in this.
- Long Notes: There are not many long notes anyway.
Accent and Dynamics
Let's try accenting all the notes and playing with a full sound at whatever dynamic.
- Dynamics: Some of the dynamics are marked MF at the beginning and then, halfway through, there's a phrase that Mark Nightingale has written as forte.
- Contrast: We need to make a contrast between that and the beginning.
Demonstration
Let me just play it through now and see if I can show you those differences in dynamics.
"Let's keep the sound vibrant in whatever dynamic you're playing in."
Here we go, from the top.
Count In: One, two, three.
I was trying to play all the different dynamics and exaggerate them, so hopefully, you'd be able to hear that.
Practice Recommendations
- Dynamics Practice:
- Try playing those dynamics.
- Keep the sound intense at MF.
- Where it's marked forte with 1F, make sure it's kept at 1F.
Sometimes when we play a piece, there might be a marking of Forte and then two Fs (fortissimo). We need to be able to make that difference.
"So don't, when you see forte, think, right, I'm going to blow really hard. I'm going to try and play as loudly as I can."
We need to save something. These things are hard work, and we need to ensure we've got some energy left to make that extra dynamic.
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