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 Early vs contemporany music specialist (advantages)
Author: eduardo94 
Date:   2015-11-10 00:50

I always heard teachers telling about the advantages in be a contemporany music specialist, like: colors sound expansion, precision, accuary, etc. And what about Early music? What do you think a instrumentist can gain in his technique being a Early music specialist?

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 Re: Early vs contemporany music specialist (advantages)
Author: Katrina 
Date:   2015-11-10 01:03

I think specializing is less effective for most folks who want to make music their career. Most musicians I know play many different styles ("art," i.e. "classical" music both old and new, jazz, world, pop, rock, funk, etc.) and without that broad scope they wouldn't be able to make a living.

Just my opinion...

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 Re: Early vs contemporany music specialist (advantages)
Author: eduardo94 
Date:   2015-11-11 19:15

When I say "specialist" I dont mean someone who plays just one kind of music, I mean someone who is better playing one kind of music. I see alot of specialist in contemporany music who plays a fantastic Romantic piece or a Mozart Concerto

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 Re: Early vs contemporany music specialist (advantages)
Author: Ken Shaw 2017
Date:   2015-11-11 20:35

The more you know, the better you play. I sang in a chamber choir for many years, doing everything from Gregorian chant to Perotin to Monteverdi to Hindemith. The more early music I performed, the better I understood what came after. I also play recorder, which has made a big difference in my clarinet playing.

People who specialize in contemporary music have told me that, for example, developing the control to do stable multiphonics helps them with classical playing. Certainly the playing of nonstandard sounds broadens your palette.

But I learned just as much by playing jazz baritone sax, and by listening to Heifetz and Kreisler. The important thing is to broaden your experience.

Ken Shaw



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