Stephen Seifert’s Dulcimer Diary 024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- I cover a technique that has been called by violinist and composer Conni Ellisor “the secret to fast playing.” I do this on hammer dulcimer, but I also cover this on mountain dulcimer towards the end. It has done wonders for me.
I am often in this awkward situation where I am mentioning musicians who have encouraged and helped me a great deal. I do these videos off the cuff, and in the moment, I never seem to remember every person. I think this will get worse as I grow older.
If you are one of these people, and you are wondering why I didn’t mention your name, I ask that you give me the benefit of the doubt. I have good intentions and may not be as sharp as you suspect.
In particular, I’m thinking of Kendra Ward, Katie Moritz, Mark Alan Wade , Rick Thum, Ken Kolodner, Mary Lynn Michal (NOT Mary Anne!), Dan Landrum, Karen Ashbrook, and Patty Looman. I could add to this A LOT of other people, but I’m going to go ahead and just hope they trust me.
I think I'll try this...
A really interesting video, Steve. I’m going to sit down and work on applying the principal. It’s actually quite fascinating, at least to me. I’m also sharing it with a couple of people that I know appreciate it. Hope you’re doing well.
This is cool because there's a similar trick for learning to juggle higher numbers where you work with three balls and throw them as early as possible and then as late as possible. Seems like a great way to connect physicality with sensing. Thanks for sharing!
Very cool!
Really interesting theory on both instruments. The pairs of quick notes get the speed up, but the pause gives your brain a chance to “rest”?
The pause allows your body and brain to rest, think about how it's going, and think about what's coming up.