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Re: Play between the notes

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-08-05 17:36

Helen B wrote:

> I have heard the phrase "play between the notes" many times,
> and would like to understand what it means.

Ed Palanker wrote:

> Think of the musical phrase not the individual notes.
>

I think Ed's translation is to the point and is pretty much what I would guess it means. The notes are only points in time and making music involves getting from one point to the next. How you do it depends on the musical context, but the relationships among all the individual points are what form a musical performance.

Your question, though, points up a fundamental issue of teaching and conducting. Slogans and catch-phrases used by teachers and conductors often don't mean nearly as much to the players or students they're directed to. Using shorthand like this can be useful
within a continuing relationship but it often needs some initial explanation to really be meaningful.

Karl

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