Playing a piece: interpretation

27/3/2018

What should we strive to convey when we are playing a piece of music? A good place to start would be to be sympathetic to the composer's original intentions. Ultimately though, the music should be about communication and we should aim to move the listener in some way.

In this video the example I use is 'Angel's Chant' by Bertrand Groeger.

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Over the years I've developed techniques and picked up some gems from influential teachers such as Craig Ogden, Manus Noble and Gary Ryan that can make playing so much more pleasurable, snippets that can help make the seemingly unachievable, achievable.

My general approach to good technique is one based on relaxed posture and focused effort. The reason we work on technique is to allow the music to be freed from the score and expressed by the guitarist with ease and confidence.

Lots of students have asked if I could record the exercises we regularly use and this blog is the result.

Blog introduction can be read here.

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Playing a piece: interpretation

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