Annie Fullard, violin | Catherine Cosbey, violin | Ayane Kozasa, viola | Kyle Price, cello
The Art of Collaboration: Warming Up With Bach Chorales
- Bach chorales are ideal for focusing on balance, group sound, blend, and intonation.
- Choose one in the key of the piece you’re working on to improve intonation.
- Multiple ways to listen.
- Multiple ways to rehearse.
- The vibrations, the ring and the overtones that are generated when a chord is balanced and the intonation is pure.
- The emotional satisfaction derived from the resonance of a beautifully in-tune and balanced chord.
- Get creative – change tempi, characters, articulations, dynamics.
- All members should focus on an agreed upon, common listening point.
- All members tune their note to the bass voice
- Expand your ears: take in the whole group sound and fit your note into the intonation.
- Expand your ears: take in the whole group sound and simultaneously match vibrato, dynamics, character, etc.
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"For the past eighty years I have started each day... playing Bach." -Pablo (Pau) Casals
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