chilievans Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I've just got Stuart Claytons solo bass book and in it is this piece. I've been playing it and making good progress until I played it too my teacher yesterday when she told me that it should be played with a legato feel. Fair enough I thought and cracked on with it. The problem is that in order to play legato I've got to hold the chord shapes which is very new to me and quite difficult and painful. Are there any exercises or tips to help me out or should I quit moaning and get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Yup. Bite the bullet time I'm afraid. (I assume you're referring to the Prelude, which is the one most people are talking about with this suite - there are actually 6 movements in all.) It's a lovely piece of music. I transcribed it once for two basses for one of my students so we could perform it as a duo at a school concert. Unfortunately the performance never happened, and the transcription seems to have got lost in the last house move. Shame. Edit: why not ask your teacher for some suitable stretching exercises? Edited January 10, 2012 by leftybassman392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'll just crack on and quit moaning then. It is a nice piece and I'm sure it'll be worth the pain in the end Thanks mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Just as a follow-up, it's actually quite a tough piece to really nail. I've heard a lot of people doing technically showy 'party piece' versions of it, but I think this performance comes closest I've heard to capturing the spirit of the original: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJn-9RIQgw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJn-9RIQgw[/url] You could also dig out an original cello version on youtube. There's plenty of good ones but the Rostropovich is my personal favourite (although he does take it quite fast). When you can play it as well on bass as he does on cello you won't need your teacher anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It shouldn't painful, there can be aching from doing things your not use to but pain is your body's sign of saying stop what your doing before you damage something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilievans Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Yeah, an ache would be more accurate Jake And Lefty, that's what it sounds like when I play it :-P . Not Thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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