Another disputation present - presents VII

[frualeydis]

I got a new recorder from armillary, Anna and Kristian, as a disputation present. It has baroque/english fingering which I never have played before. Not that I have played much with german fingering either; one year back in 1980 and then occasionally the last years, maybe three times a year or so. But since it's new I need to play it for 10-15 minutes every day to break it in and I can tell you it makes wonders for my skill. I'm also learning to play lots of new tones. As a kid you pretty much stay within one octave, but a lot of renaissance songs has a wider range than that. I'm having real trouble with those tones you get by covering only half the hole on the back of the recorder though, it takes a lot of practice to get them right.

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[myralea.livejournal.com]

yay, then we might play some recorder music next spring too!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Well, possibly, but I totally suck.

/Eva

[myralea.livejournal.com]

i have some lovely händel sonatas, and i think bach too, i just love to play with someone again!

/m

[armillary.livejournal.com]

It wasn't just from me - Anna and Kristian were part of the gift-giving as well.

I'm glad you liked it. Personally, I was a little dissappointed that I couldn't find a nicer one than that, but we were in a rush with all the preparations.

I don't get it.

[bippimalin.livejournal.com]

A recorder. With baroque/english fingering? Some have german fingering?

Ehhh, isn't a recorder a device to play and make a copy of music? It records?

Please enlighten me. :)

Re: I don't get it.

[amonik.livejournal.com]

blockflöjt heter recorder, lustigt nog

Re: I don't get it.

[(Anonymous)]

Why this particular word was considered vital to learn for a 3rd-grader when we were little, I'll never understand. But it was.

/Sara

Re: I don't get it.

[bippimalin.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, now it makes so much more sense. :)

[pralinesssan.livejournal.com]

Jag tar det på svenska (du vet det förmodligen redan, men...): det är lättare att ta tonerna med halvt tumhål om man sätter tummen "vinkelrätt" mot hålet. Ungefär som om man skulle dela av hålet på hälften med nageln. Men då är det viktigt att ha kort tumnagel så att den inte skadar flöjten. Sedan kan man behöva spetsa t:et lite mer också när man blåser (om du säger tu när du tar tonerna vill säga). Hoppas det hjälper och lycka till med spelandet!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Nä, det hade jag ingen aning om. Ska testa imorgon.

/Eva