 BESIDES seeing Crescendo/Decrescendo as being simply turning the volume up or down, see if you can now think of it as a musical intention. So a crescendo is the musical intention of going forward, often over a longer distance, and a decrescendo is leaning back, retracting, relaxing in a controlled way and also over a longer distance. That will give us the overall structure, and then within that there are some further details to showcase, which is where the slurred groups come in.
Lighten up at the end of slurs to shape sound. Because in order to shape, we must define a hierarchy – some notes shine, some notes must shine LESS. But they're all important within their roles, and the fun and art of flute playing is recognizing and enjoying those moments of light and shadow. So go ahead and try that – find and enjoy those light and shadow moments. If you're loving your sound, kudos to you, but now don't hang on to it too much. Because in fact, your sound will SHINE EVEN MORE if you dare to let go.
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 Notes for a student, Telemann G minor Fantasy. The thing that makes the most difference is letting go, lifting the sound to highlight rather than pressing down for length. Also, aligning interpretation with how the instrument sounds best. F natural on the baroque flute is not a naturally strong note, so replace volume with precision will often be the much wiser and more musical choice.
Practicing letting go - put away your flute and do a sigh. Notice how you're letting go the air, if we could draw it, it would be kind of a bulge in the beginning, followed by a more narrow wisp of sound. Now try to replicate that in flute playing, although it's true that you will need to maintain a certain tension in order to carry on the phrase. However, it requires a lot less than you think and you'd gain much more expression by reducing. Less is more. The minimum for the maximum. |
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