Scoops
Lesson time: (2min 35sec)
Mike Lovatt muestra cómo tocar un scoop -deslizándote hacia una nota desde abajo- para añadir una inflexión auténtica al estilo swing en la trompeta.
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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: Adding Inflection and Spice
Hopefully, you noticed that on the last note I played, which lands on the third beat, I played it really emphatically. This is to properly finish the piece off. It gives us a full stop at the end of our sentence and signifies that our story has come to an end.
Introducing Scoops
Let's talk about another inflection or spice that we've added to this piece. It's actually marked on the part in several bars, indicated by a little line going up to a note.
- You can see this in:
- The first full bar of the piece.
- The key change (the second bar of the key change also has this little scoop).
Example of a Scoop
I'll play an example of that now. It's like a little blip. We come from under the note.
How to Execute a Scoop
How do we do that? Well, I do it by using the valves.
- Two methods:
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Quick Valve Movement:
- Move from the note before to the note below.
- In the first full bar, the note below is an E.
- Obviously, valves one and two go from one and two to two, but do it quickly with a little flip.
You can have a go at doing that.
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Sliding Between Notes:
- Still use those valves, but make a half valve noise between.
- This has to be done pretty quickly for a smoother little whip.
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Application of Scoops
These things are called scoops, and you can apply these in lots of parts of your playing. Not only in this piece, but you can experiment with using it in others to give it some added spice.
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