Mary, that was a wonderful video though I didn’t understand WHY we can leave the first two strings open. Okay, you said they function as a drone but that is what I don’t understand. I even don’t know how to translate this expression so that I can understand what these notes do. Have a made video where you explain this in more detail? I think the making of this video did take you quite some time but it was worth all your effort. The song sounds great! I will start practicing this episode next week and look forward to what is coming next. Have a great time. Best wishes from Germany (where I can watch the “Autumn Leaves” falling. Should practice this song as well.) Oh my goodness… 😂
@teeum5 - Hi Rici, thank you for your great comment, I will try to answer your question it’s a little long… So a drone is a sustained sound or repetition of a note or notes and helps establish the tonality of the song. Drones are usually made up of the root or dominant (5th) or both. Since the third it’s not being used you can’t immediately tell if the song is in a major or minor key so it’s an open ended sound. A drone differs from a pedal tone in that those may be a nonchord tone and so we will need to resolve it. Drones fit under the term Ostinato - Which means a stubborn or persistently repeating musical phrase. But since a drone Is usually made up of the tonic, and the dominant is much more focused than a melodic motif. I like to use drones to create open chord voicings as they not only support the actual tonality of the song but they also act like extensions as we change chords, organically adding color tones like 9ths and 11ths to the two note chord changes happening on the lower strings. The end affect is you get something sounding way more complicated but you are actually doing much less physical work with your left hand (or fretting hand). Other videos where I demonstrate or discuss include ‘create a sound bath with your singing bowls’ and the last episode of ‘The constant bass acoustic blues series’ where I do an introduction to improvising. I hope that helps.
Hi Mary, first of all I'd like to thank you for your explanation. I‘m not sure whether I really did understand but I will use a translator too and then think about all your infos again. I am not very familiar with music theory. Most of what I know is from all the videos and courses I've watched or taken. Have a great weekend.
Mary, thanks for the tip about the strings, i switched back to my old baritone with worth brown strings, it feels much better. back to practice!!
Mary, that was a wonderful video though I didn’t understand WHY we can leave the first two strings open. Okay, you said they function as a drone but that is what I don’t understand. I even don’t know how to translate this expression so that I can understand what these notes do. Have a made video where you explain this in more detail?
I think the making of this video did take you quite some time but it was worth all your effort. The song sounds great! I will start practicing this episode next week and look forward to what is coming next. Have a great time.
Best wishes from Germany (where I can watch the “Autumn Leaves” falling. Should practice this song as well.) Oh my goodness… 😂
@teeum5 - Hi Rici, thank you for your great comment, I will try to answer your question it’s a little long… So a drone is a sustained sound or repetition of a note or notes and helps establish the tonality of the song. Drones are usually made up of the root or dominant (5th) or both. Since the third it’s not being used you can’t immediately tell if the song is in a major or minor key so it’s an open ended sound. A drone differs from a pedal tone in that those may be a nonchord tone and so we will need to resolve it.
Drones fit under the term Ostinato - Which means a stubborn or persistently repeating musical phrase. But since a drone Is usually made up of the tonic, and the dominant is much more focused than a melodic motif.
I like to use drones to create open chord voicings as they not only support the actual tonality of the song but they also act like extensions as we change chords, organically adding color tones like 9ths and 11ths to the two note chord changes happening on the lower strings. The end affect is you get something sounding way more complicated but you are actually doing much less physical work with your left hand (or fretting hand).
Other videos where I demonstrate or discuss include ‘create a sound bath with your singing bowls’ and the last episode of ‘The constant bass acoustic blues series’ where I do an introduction to improvising. I hope that helps.
Hi Mary, first of all I'd like to thank you for your explanation. I‘m not sure whether I really did understand but I will use a translator too and then think about all your infos again. I am not very familiar with music theory. Most of what I know is from all the videos and courses I've watched or taken.
Have a great weekend.