Play words and phrases, not bowings! When playing songs with words, I practice saying the words noticing the natural rhythm of each word as well as the natural rise and fall and lengths of phrases. Here’s an example of the process in the #beautifulsong #rememberme from #coco by by #robertlopez and #kristenandersonlopez 3 Videos: 1) Say the words as a poem. Speak naturally without getting too involved with the meter. Speak in sentences as marked by the punctuation. ~swipe left~ 2) Practice phrase by phrase, imitating the words and phrases with the instrument. ~swipe left~ 3) Play the entire section/stanza hearing the words and phrases as you play. During this process, I noticed a few things. Here are some: I play the word “remember” with a slight emphasis on the second syllable “re-MEM-ber”. I also hold the word “hold” slightly longer. These, among other details are things I began to do naturally and intuitively during this process. I am excited one of my students will be playing this piece in an upcoming concert with the @ayporchestras ! #coco #recuérdame #disneypixarcoco #happyplace #violinteacher #poetryandmusic #remembermecover #recuerdamecoco #recuerdame #practiceroom #musicpractice #violinpractice #loveviolin #stringplayer #musicalphrasing #thoughihavetosaygoodbye #violinist #violincover #violinsolo #practicepracticepractice @pixarcoco @pixar (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZR5GnlLaVG/?utm_medium=tumblr
