Nuances
Lesson time: (3min 2sec)
Mike Lovatt montre comment les nuances donnent vie à la trompette latine, en travaillant les indications de mezzo piano et mezzo forte et les crescendos dans des morceaux comme "Cinnamon Tea".
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This lesson is part of the course Joue de la trompette latine authentique
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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 a étudié au Trinity College of Music, où il a reçu la Jon Kelly Jazz Scholarship. Il s'est produit et a enregistré dans une immense variété de styles avec des artistes tels que Quincy Jones, Robbie Williams, Eric Clapton, l'Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Buble, Oasis, Michel Legrand, Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey et Danny Elfman, parmi bien d'autres. En tant que trompette solo dans le West End de Londres, Mike s'est produit dans Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, The Producers, Billy Elliot, Guys and Dolls, Saturday Night Fever, My Fair Lady et Spamalot, entre autres. Il a joué sur des bandes originales de films dont les James Bond, Harry Potter avec le London Symphony Orchestra, le film primé Chicago, Beyond the Sea de Kevin Spacey, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Madagascar et The Corpse Bride. On l'entend à la trompette et au cornet dans Mrs Henderson Presents de George Fenton, et à la trompette dans Looking for Eric. Mike est trompette solo du John Wilson Orchestra, nommé aux Grammy, et a été mis en avant dans leurs célèbres concerts et enregistrements des BBC Promenade. Mike est très demandé comme professeur et clinicien, et il est professeur de trompette à la Royal Academy of Music et au Royal College of Music. En avril 2013, il a eu la fierté de se voir décerner la prestigieuse Derek Watkins' Chair of Trumpet à la Royal Academy of Music de Londres. Dans ses cours MusicGurus, Mike partage les secrets de sa polyvalence, te montrant comment maîtriser les styles authentiques de trompette swing, rock et latino afin que tu puisses jouer chacun d'eux avec assurance et le bon feeling. read more