Comment utiliser une sourdine plunger
Lesson time: (2min 39sec)
Mike Lovatt montre comment utiliser une sourdine plunger pour les growls, les wahs et une articulation expressive — et comment obtenir les mêmes effets avec un bol en plastique si tu n'en as pas.
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Lesson transcript:
Music Lesson: Using the Plunge Mute
Introduction
That was me playing Slinky using a rubber plunge mute. I hope you enjoyed all the effects, the growls, and the wahs that I created using it.
Demonstration with a Plastic Bowl
Unfortunately, my dogs ran off with my plunge mute, so I had to go to the kitchen and get a plastic bowl to demonstrate how I achieve those effects. You could get a plastic bowl too and try making sounds like this.
Articulation with the Plunge Mute
What we use the plunge mute for is to enhance our articulation, like this:
- I'm not actually using my tongue there; I'm using the mute as a tongue.
- Wa, wa, wa.
Practice
You have a go at doing it after me. Let's just do it on a middle.
First Effect: This is the first effect we need to learn how to do:
- Wah, wah, wah.
To achieve this, you need to:
- Hold the trumpet firmly with your right hand.
- Hold the mute firmly in your left hand.
Creating Different Sounds
Another effect we can do is to keep the mute completely closed. When we do this, we get a sound like this:
- If you do have a rubber plunger, you could go down to your local hardware store and buy an ordinary sink plunger. Make sure there's a hole in the end of it; otherwise, when the mute is completely closed over the bell, we won't be able to get any sound through.
- If the mute is completely closed, we won't be able to get any air out of the bell.
How to Use the Mute
- Get the mute and place it over the end of the bell, then blow.
- We have to blow quite hard when the mute is completely closed over the end like this.
Important Note:
If I blow that hard and the mute isn't over the end of the bell, it's very loud. We need to support that note.
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