LH Contrasting Texture on Body and Soul
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In this lesson, we are going to examine a very cool LH solo piano texture that I stole from my mentor and the master of solo piano, Fred Hersch.
1) Contrasting Articulations This works well because of the contrasting articulations: the LH bass line is staccato (short) while the RH chords are legato (held). 2) Contrasting Rhythms Playing a moving bass "line" against static RH chords creates motion and is an effective way to achieve a ritardando (to slow down). This excerpt is from "Body and Soul" as played by Bijan Taghavi at 2/25/23 Solo Sessions @ Dan's Studio in Cave Creek, AZ. To watch the FULL CUT, click HERE. |