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ZoZoMa
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(6/22/01 4:35:57 am)
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Non-classical
cello stuff.
Hello! I love classical music, but I'd really like to start playing
some other stuff, like fiddle, klezmer, jazz, and bluegrass. I was
wondering if any of you know where I could find some basic sheet
music in any of those genres (I've tried but gotten no satisfactory
results), or if you just have any advice for how to get started in
this sort of thing. I've never done any non-classical music, really,
and I'm not sure where to begin. Thanks so much!
Fondest
regards,
Zoë
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sarah
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(6/22/01 10:42:05
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Non-classical cello stuff.
Check out New Directions Cello assoc. - can be found at
www.newdirectionscello.com/default.html
or a link at cello.org. You've missed the festival this year but
might look in to it next summer. You can order different kinds of
music at their web site. It's all about non-classical cello playing.
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Markse
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(6/22/01 1:34:06 pm)
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Non-classical cello stuff.
Ah! A topic near and dear to me.
I don't really play much
classical music. I'm mostly interested in trad. Irish and Scottish
music, though lately I've been getting intresed in Scandanavian
fiddle music too. It's really alot of fun to play this stuff on the
cello, and it sounds great!
I encourage you to get over the
idea that you need sheet music in order to delve into trad. styles.
If there's a weakness to "classical" training, it's this idea that
without printed music we can't play.The traditional way to learn
trad. music is to listen and learn by ear. Get CDs of music you
enjoy and start listening (yet another excuse to go out and get more
CDs!!). Familiarize yourself with whatever style(s) of music you're
interested in.
Learning tunes by ear is not hard to do. As a
string player you have already developed good ears, you just need to
learn to use them a little differently. Listen to a tune until you
can sing it from memory. At this point you're 90% there. All you
have to do now is transfer the tune to your cello. This is a skill
which develops with practice. After a few months, you'll be suprised
at how quickly you pick up new tunes. A great thing about learning
tunes this way is that you pick up things about stlye, tempo, etc.
that you'll never get from sheet music. Things that are not
communicated in printed music.
Consider is joining a fiddle
club or folk music club. The meetings/jam sessions are fun and a
great place to pick up tunes. Be prepared to be the only cellist in
the room!
Lest you think I'm completely down on printed
music, there are lots of great collections of tunes (Irish and
Scottish tunes anyway) out there. Thing is, most of these are for TC
instruments, so you'll need to learn to read TC. I usually (OK,
always) play everything down an octave. Check out
www.fiddlerscrossing.com, they have a nice selection of sheet
music.
Have fun!
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