Bending de notas
Lesson time: (2min 40sec)
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This lesson is part of the course Toca swing auténtico en la trompeta
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Lesson transcript:
Music Lesson: Bending Notes
In this lesson, we're focusing on the technique of inflecting on notes, particularly bending them.
Listen to this Section:
"You hear that? The bend near the end of that phrase, I do a little bend going into the last note, the long note."
I'll demonstrate it one more time. Bending the note like that helps us feel the time; it gives us a grip on it.
Key Points:
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Avoid Rushing: We never want to rush the music.
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Bending Technique:
- I'll now play the note I'm bending, so we can focus on the technique.
- I'll bend it even more to illustrate the process.
Using Airstream:
What we can do is use the airstream, like we did in vibrato, to bend the note.
- Play a Middle G.
- Use the airstream to:
- Change the position of your tongue.
- Adjust your jaw position slightly to make that note go flat in pitch.
Now, You Try:
Speeding Up the Bend
Next, we need to speed that up a bit.
- Practice Prompt:
"Think of doing it after me."
Now let's incorporate that bend into the whole phrase.
- We'll focus on the phrase from the second line, particularly the quaver at the end, the F natural.
- I did another bend there and continued with the phrase, playing another bend.
Experimentation
Feel free to experiment by putting bends in wherever you think it's appropriate:
- It helps to accent certain beats.
- It enhances our musical voice.
- It allows us to tell the story of the music.
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