Tag: INSTRUMENTS

– Intonation is the Art of Centre a Pitch within a Set or Group of Tones  – No Player Achieves 100% “Pitch Accuracy” when Starting to Blow or Strike a Instrument (as a Computer can Do), i.e. there will be Always a Delay Until the Pitch is More or Less Steady and this Delay is…

– also the Note Overlap Time May have an Influence of How the Legato Sounds – also Remember that Legato Performance is Usually Based on Single Notes (Monophonic Performance), i.e. when Performing Chords You Do Need to Instant Another VSTi (Unless the VSTi has Legato Feature Even for Chords) 

General – means to Play a String without Pressing any Frets – i.e. Bowing or Plucking a String and Let that Note Sound without Touching / Modifying the Strings with your Left Hand Fingers – a “0” Indicates “Open String” and such a Sequence of Notes would be on the Lowest String (thickest, lowest Note…

– also called Pedal Note or Pedal Tone – a Note that’s Sustained by a “Bass Instrument” while Chords Move on Above it, e.g. a Chord/Scale Played with an Alternate Bass Note  – means with the Left Hand you Keep the Pedal Point Constant while you Change the Chords with the Right Hand  – for…

– a Playing Technique on String Instruments where you Pluck the Strings with the Fingers – Fingernails = you can also Pluck the Strings with the Fingernails which Creates a Sharp and Slightly Penetrating Sound – Pres de la Table = Pluck the Strings with the Fingers but Close to the Soundboard which Produces a…

– Slides Occur between Notes when Connect Legato Notes (Due to the Nature of Changes in Finger Positioning) – i.e. Depending on the Lines a String Player has to Play, they can Not stay Always at “Normal Position” Due to Runs, Octave Bends, Key Changes on Strings etc. – so for the “Right” the Amount…

– Produces Dissonant and Percussive Sounds – the Reason is that are Objects Connected to the Piano Strings (such as Paper or Brackets etc.)