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Post by Zi on Oct 17, 2024 12:50:55 GMT
I'd like some advice as to how to move from one piece to another in a medley kind of way. It's on the recorder so I can't gradually change chords or bits... it's almost all or nothing so far as I can see... So far all I've done is grab a like note and take off.
Is there any usual practice or advice?
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Post by keff on Oct 17, 2024 14:45:25 GMT
I'd like some advice as to how to move from one piece to another in a medley kind of way. It's on the recorder so I can't gradually change chords or bits... it's almost all or nothing so far as I can see... So far all I've done is grab a like note and take off. Is there any usual practice or advice? Not having studied the theory of music in any formal way I probably can't offer advice but can say how I try to go about it, even if it is an infrequent task. If the two pieces are in the same key I guess it shouldn't be difficult and so perhaps one solution is to transpose the key of one of the pieces, not that I have ever done it this way. I usually look for a cadence in the first piece (that I can end on) that can also be the first note or a note within the tonic chord of the second piece. On piano I can play the whole chord but as as is said by Zi, not possible on recorder and I would have to do this with single notes. Perhaps another way (and now I am getting out of my depth) is to use an augmented fifth or diminished third to move from the key of the first piece to that of the second. I haven't done this either but perhaps it might be worth experimenting. The other way I'm thinking about is to work in some 'passing' notes. Disclaimer....all of this is likely to be rubbish. |
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Post by Zi on Oct 17, 2024 15:28:59 GMT
That makes sense. Thanks! It sounds like I'm right in thinking that transitions are easier to get to sound nice on the piano (or harp!) as long as you can play them in the first place. What you've said sounds interesting... I got a bit out of my depth towards the end though and I totally disagree with the 'disclaimer'. It all sounds solid sense. Thank you!
Mr Z suggested that I joined only those pieces in the same key and with the same timing but although I understood the reasoning for the former my timing is so awful I just ignored his advice over the latter...
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