voicing learning curve

[ed miller]

Thanks, Ed for that great insight.

That bit of information makes me realize that voicing is even more 
multi-faceted than I had thought. I guess the lesson there is to find ways 
of making a somewhat intangible thing (sound quality), more accessible by 
all the different ways it can be named.



>From: ed440 at mindspring.com
>Reply-To: ed440 at mindspring.com, Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re:voicing learning curve
>Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 22:25:45 -0500 (EST)
>
>O.K., here's something:
>
>To voice intentionally, we need to be able to hear, analyse and imagine 
>piano tone in our minds.
>
>Practice listening to a note, then "playing it back" in your mind.  Hear 
>how a note changes through time: the explosive, disorganized beginning 
>which quickly (how quickly?) begins to organize into a tone, which then 
>focuses and blossoms (how well, how long?), then begins to dissolve, 
>perhaps dancing back and forth between two overtones, then simplifying into 
>one simple, fading tone.  Find ways to name what you hear.
>
>These are some of the possible parts of a piano tone.  As we can name the 
>parts of a tone we like, dislike or want to hear, we can think about how we 
>want to change the tone.  Then we can think about how to do it.
>
>Ed Sutton
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
> >To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> >Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:10 PM
> >Subject: [SPAM] voicing learning curve
> >
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I'm looking for some voicing advice (mentoring). I'm two years into
> >> learning the piano trade and have learned a great deal already in the
> >> realm of tuning, regulating and repairing (though I know there's MUCH 
>more
> >> to learn). I've found that most skills are pretty straight foward, they
> >> just take a little doing to get the hang of.
> >>
> >> Voicing, on the other hand, seems to me to be the most nuanced skill of
> >> them all. I'm a bit intimidated by it. There are so many techniques 
>that I
> >> have read about. I'm sure most of them have merit, but none of them 
>mean
> >> anything if the technician has not developed a fine ear for tonal 
>quality
> >> and characterstics, and the subtle changes that can be achieved by
> >> manipulating the hammers.
> >>
> >> I'm intereted in hearing any thoughts on how one develops this skill. 
>I'm
> >> less interested in specific techniques. I'm more looking for insight 
>into
> >> the process of learning to be a quality voicing technician. Possibly 
>some
> >> some stories from your own voicing learning process.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ed
> >>
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