Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2008

Reading is a good thing.

So I've been spending some time working on my standard notation reading. This next recording is my latest practical project. I'm playing three parts of Vus Vet Zayn, a traditional Klezmer piece. There are 2 mandolin parts and one mandola part. I don't have a mandola yet, but I noticed none of the notes were below the mandolin open G so I just played it on the mandolin.

This song would really benefit from a smoother tremolo than I currently possess. I'll plan on posting again in a month and see if it's any better. Also, this song increases tempo after every 10 bars or so. Just thought I should let you know that I'm not rushing (at least trying not to :-).

Here it is: