Sunday, March 18, 2012
Tonalizations
I am fascinated by the Suzuki concept of the tonalization. It is for the string player what a vocalization is to a singer. So, one thing I expect to write about regularly is tone and tonalizations. Sometimes I use a tonalization to focus on a physical habit that leads to easier playing and better tone production. I heard a new one yesterday that I like, and figured I'd start with it. It comes from one of the most exciting cellists out there right now, Jean-Guihen Queyras. At a master class at the very exciting new Piatigorsky International Cello Festival he gave a warm-up that he called the "morning sofa exercise" which consists of dropping the bow onto the string at the frog with an enormous release like falling into a sofa at the end of a long day. Queyras recommends doing it 40 times. The number is especially curious to me, and I look forward to seeing if there is any new realization after that many as opposed to 25 or 12 or whatever.
Labels:
practice,
tonalization
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