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@mad8 , it's ok if his playing style isn't your cup of tea, we all have different tastes, but there is no need to be rude.
It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. Johann S.Bach
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AnnyJ said
@mad8 , it's ok if his playing style isn't your cup of tea, we all have different tastes, but there is no need to be rude.
I think Mad8 was actually giving a complement.
@Jaques - I like that last video, well done.
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Oh - lol - I noticed that as well - I agree with Jim - I thought it was a compliment as well - but it can be easy to misunderstand text messages at times! I often feel the same after I listen to David Garrett - feel like taking my violin out the back and chopping it up for firewood ! LOLOL -
And @Jacques - regarding the reverb on 005 and not on 006 - to be honest I was struggling to really tell the difference - the vibrato probably disguised much of it - but equally right now I have to listen the tiny laptop speakers, so it's not a fair comparison. I assume the reverb was added post-recording - or is a built-in feature of the recording device ? Just curious !
I like the use of the chromatic scale - sharps / flats - who needs 'em (that was my bad sense of humor) - notes are all just semitone intervals apart anyway !!!! Thanks for the post !
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anny j you misunderstood my post......I was complimenting the man...see my video you;ll understand,lol
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@Jim Dunleavy and @BillyG thank you for th ank you for making me see. I guess I did misunderstand mad8's post big time then
@mad8 I apologise for misunderstanding
your post and frowning at you. Sorry.
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It was nice of you to defend just the same Anny.
It could have been that way but it was fortunately not. We are a positive group of fiddlers here and that is one of the things I love about this place.
Sorry Jacques, I can't listen right now, my wife is sleeping close to me and I can't turn on the sound. I'll check it out tomorrow.
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it is as if I've discovered thirds, and sixths for the first time + octaves!
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Self criticism as it partains to this piece.
i need to focus on voicing two strings at a time by worrying less about quadruple stops. E.G. I must instantiste a four note arpeggio and use that combination as a voice. By playing those notes on the lower string I can effectively create a solid harmony. Then base a melody off the chords current node. third, sixth fifth and fourth from the current node with single stop filler tones and or single stop phrasing.
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"... Then base a melody off the chords current node. third, sixth fifth and fourth from the current node with single stop filler tones and or single stop phrasing."
@Jacques When you say my own harmony... what is your own melody? Which comes first the melody and then the harmony? Or vice versa?
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Jacques Or is this the kind of harmony you are looking for?
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Schaick said
"... Then base a melody off the chords current node. third, sixth fifth and fourth from the current node with single stop filler tones and or single stop phrasing."@Jacques When you say my own harmony... what is your own melody? Which comes first the melody and then the harmony? Or vice versa?
Harmony comes first in my approach. Melody is based upon tempo and rhythm with little regard to notation (surprisingly). Harmony is the exact opposite in that its notation must be specific, and it can ring at anytime. However, the melody and harmony relate when their is no harmony. I.E. the melody must match the harmony when playing single stops, and if one is playing double stops - then that melody can become any combination of notes and it will still sound true because of the harmony.
The above video (008) doesn't implement the aforementioned equilibrium : however my next video WILL.
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Thanks for your post Jacques.
For my taste I would want more major chords and patterns. I would also focus on intonation and thrive for perfection. Though it's about the journey, the goal requires well measured direction. Glad that you are still being creative. Your ideas are unique.
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admin I hope that this chord progression and pattern is a bit better as well as refined.
@Schaick I really felt the video you shared, it is soothing!
@AnnyJ I hope you enjoy this video as it should be much more appealing to the traditional classical music.
The next video (010) will demonstrate works to trade off harmonic and melodic lines with a given chord progression that is to voice multiple strings with similar chords. I'll record THAT video later this week. In the mean time please enjoy this video I've created to demonstrate my self critique as it pertains to video 008. I present to you "Violin Freestyle 009"
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In the video 009 it took my until after 4:30 to figure out where I need to play harmony to get and resolve the pattern. As you can see in the intro I came up with the music line or voice of the song at the top of my head so naturally I needed a little time to figure out how to play said voice. Video 010 I'll warm up / figure it out before I push record.
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... @jaquecaviolin - although not my "style for playing" I listened with interest, both to your music and words. It reminds me ( in a vague kind of way ) of the atonality of a lot of Schoenberg's works - not that I am in any way seriously "into classical music" - (and not that atonality is a bad thing either) but this came to mind -
I suspect that atonal music ( pieces lacking a specific "tonal center" ) demands an exquisite and precise intonation to "stay within the chromatic scale and not be too many cents away from the intended pitch on each and every note played !!!" - and in that piece above, you'll notice the player is also bringing "chords" ( well, double stops ) into play - like the kind of thing you are working on, which I thought might be of interest to you. There is of course also harmonization going on in places with the contribution of the other instruments.
And, although I personally like it, I guess this style of music can be disturbing / disconcerting / unsettling to some ears (only because of its atonality - which I find intriguing) but - it is indeed all a matter of taste.
Don't read TOO much into what I'm saying - I just felt a "vague connection" to atonal music - so I thought I'd mention it and throw in that example above. But, I also hear what are (or are intended to be) major and minor 3rds in your harmony - and "atonality in-and-of-itself" may not have been the purpose of what you played... In general I feel you're doing well in your exploration-of-the-art !!!
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@BillyG I do see what you mean by atonality - just read the wiki page on both atonality and tonal center. I sure hope to have more central rather multi dimensional tonal center. A fusion too call poly-tonal music! Not Mozart but not Schoenberg.
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Alright everyone and hey.
I've ascended once again!
Here is my latest skill set (String crossing and ultimately voicing). Now, you know I've been trying to do what I call "Making my violin sound like two violins". Voicing is that very same principal.
In the up and coming months I will give you all a copy of my first composed sonata in D Major.
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jacques I watched your video. You have your own voice and originality. I am not sure If I would be insulting if I said, it reminded me of some passages of Bach Cello? but it did, in your own way. If that makes sense.
Anyway, I am happy that you are playing and recording. And eager and honored to get to be a part of your upcoming composition.
Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato
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above is the latest video.
as for what I am working on presently, is smoothing out the double stops and placing them in more strategic fluid locations. I will combine them [double stops & string cross] across three strings to punctuate the musical expression in my next video.
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