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John Morrison, a long-time teacher at the Longy School of Music, advocates for a horizontal approach to piano performance where players prioritize held notes over isolated chords to create a singing, fluid sound. When…
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Play a short piano piece while strictly observing all tied notes to connect the phrases horizontally.
Identify every note that carries over a bar line and physically hold it until the next note begins.
You need
A simple piano piece with tied notes
Piano or keyboard
Steps
Select a short piece with clear ties between bars.
Play the piece once normally to identify the tied notes.
Practice the transition between the tied note and the following chord in isolation.
Play the sequence slowly, ensuring the tied note sustains through the harmonic change.
Listen for the resulting horizontal connection between the chords.
Paul McGlinchey, Reimagining Music Practice✎ Written by a personThis discussion highlights the importance of dynamics, articulation, and timbre, and explains the practice of folding mistakes into a performance.
Purposeful ListeningThis passage details the specific technical shift from thinking about chords vertically to playing them horizontally through held notes.
Audio Software HubThis update covers the integration of AI-assisted production tools and the expansion of cross-lingual capabilities in vocal synthesis software.
Flow StateThis profile describes the recording process of Kali Malone, focusing on the use of 20 microphones to capture the specific tuning of a historic organ.
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