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Author: Lorna Milton
Date: 2004-05-23 20:47
In one of my pieces these directional words are written and I don't know what they mean. From C in the clarion to D# in the chalimeau the word 'fall' appears. On the subsequent note E from the D#, 'p sub-tone' is written. Can anybody tell me what this means.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-05-24 19:30
ask your director which type of fall they'd like. there are a few types. one is to conect the two notes and bend the notes, the C bend the pitch down, and then raise the pitch up at the D# while slurring the notes together. another is like saying 'meow'. when you play the C you can say 'meow' and that bends the pitch way down and then play the D#. depending on how long the C is is how long you should make the fall. another way is a run. you start on the C and play every semi-tone down the the D#. if it's a fast piece you may have to play the run exceptionally fast. theres a few ways of doing this, ask your director which way is the best sounding for the mood of the piece. hope this helps.
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Author: Lorna Milton
Date: 2004-05-24 23:22
Thanks Theboy for your reply to which I'm really grateful. The latter type seems the most appropriate for the jazz piece it's applied to. Regards Lorna
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Author: amanda
Date: 2004-05-26 00:15
since its jazz definitely do the fall with your fingers not your mouth like a run but you don't have to hit the all the notes just the ones on the paper, what i do is basically let my fingers "fall" on the keys one by one really fast depending on how long the fall is and sub-tone is like playing into your stand hope this helps
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