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| How to play (emulate) a note out of range? | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 4th, 2010 05:53 pm |
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transco Approved
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I'm a beginning Erhu player with limited knowledge of music (actually, close to zip). I have transposed several songs to make then easier to play. I've attaced the score for 'Ode to Joy' as an example. One note in bar 12, 'A2', is below the range of the Erhu. I've tried substituting 'A3', which is OK, but, playing the same score on a piano keyboard with the correct note sure sounds better. Short of transposing the entire song high enough so all the notes are available on the Erhu, is there any other thing I can do? Attachment: Ode 2 Joy 2B.png (Downloaded 33 times) Last edited on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 06:01 pm by transco |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 5th, 2010 12:01 am |
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davidmdahl Approved
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I am not sure what to tell you that you don't already know. You can't play a note that your erhu doen't have. You can either transpose the tune up an octave, or to yet another key where the low note is a D. I suppose your dilemma is that transposing up a 5th would result in the key of A, not terribly familiar key to a beginner. My usual practice for such situation is to play the out-of-range note or notes up an octave. Often times this will not sound very good unless you insert some transition notes around the moved notes, in effect to ornament that section a bit. For example, I might replace the half note low A with four eighth-notes as "A G F E". If you have only one or a few notes in a tune that pose a range problem, then it is often good enough to move the notes the best you can, according to taste. When there are a lot of notes out-of-range, it is better to transpose the tune. If you are playing in a group that can't or doesn't want to transpose to a different key, you can play up an octave. If it sounds good, it is good. Best wishes, David Last edited on Tue Jan 5th, 2010 12:04 am by davidmdahl |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 5th, 2010 01:06 pm |
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kaze Approved
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To change the tuning of the open strings is a method too.
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