This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment MessageAlan, It does take a lot of study--or, I should say, it takes a lot of doing = and listening. Nick Gravagne, Don Mannino and one of Kawai's master techs gave a really = excellent, clearly explained class on voicing (Kawais) last year in = Nashville. =20 Have you ever taken a voicing class by Wally Brooks? Of course, his = presentation may have changed in the past 20 years...... :-) But, it was Wally who explained it the best to me *eons ago* and got me = going--where the hammer needs to be hard, where it needs to be soft, = etc. Power, attack, sustain, what kind of stitches to make with the = needles, reducing weight. I was eager and ready, I had my information = and went with it. I've found (my opinion!) that the basic rules pretty = much hold true no matter what hammer you're working on, BUT! the = different types of hammers require different approaches to accomplish = those same goals. You could think of it sort of like variations on a = theme (if you catch my drift). Of course, every once in a while you get = a Surprise Symphony! When that happens, you reach into your voicing bag = of tricks (I'm always adding to mine) and find something that will work. Much luck, Barbara Richmond Alan R. Barnard Always Studyin' but Not Always Gettin' It in Salem, MO ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b6/8e/fe/ca/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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