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Re: White Knuckle Players...

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2018-06-10 19:05

I will say there's something just inherently natural about matching the intensity of the music to the intensity of the force used. If I'm playing 'angry' music or 'furious' lines, it's hard to stay relaxed throughout. The emotion gets to you and affects your mood and playing. I think it's the same reason why fast sixteenths tend to rush ahead of the beat and slow whole/half note playing tends to drag behind the beat.

For new players, especially during lessons, everything is hard. Everything is difficult which adds stress and therefore probably gets reflected in their grip.

I love to play relaxed. My goal is to play everything relaxed. But a while back I determined that it's the "goal", and it takes a high level of familiarity with what you're playing in order to be playing and play relaxed.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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