COLO(U)R & EMOTION
An approach to performing to juries with
Gareth McLearnon European Artist-in-Residence, Wm. S. Haynes Co. HOW DO I SCORE? Five Categories:
1. Articulation/Finger Technique 2. Intonation/Dynamics 3. Presentation/Projection 4. Tone/Colours 5. Musicality/Style/Emotion WHAT DO I SCORE?
Five Marks: 1/5 Not At All 2/5 Below Average 3/5 Average 4/5 Above Average 5/5 Excellent 5 categories x 5 points = 25 Points x 4 = % ARTICULATION & FINGERS
The product of intelligent repetition.
Clean, smooth, precise, correct, even, quiet, calm, CONTROLLED
By the time of the performance to jury: Hopefully, already DONE INTONATION & DYNAMICS The science and art of intonation The art and the science are intrinsically linked
Clear, well-presented dynamics ….more to come later…. PRESENTATION & PROJECTION Looking after the comfort of your audience Avoidance of strange moments
Not too early, not too late
Posture, stage presence, performance artistry
Look GOOD (even behind a screen!) PRESENTATION & PROJECTION Different types of speech 1. One-to-One 2. Small Group 3. Large Group 4. Large Hall
Works the same way with Flute Playing Also related to the comfort of your audience TONE & COLOURS “Good Tone”?
Clear, Resonant, Vibrant, Flowing, Rich, Generous, Varied, Flexible, Sonorous, Deep, Projecting
More of a technical issue - again - improved by intelligent repetition TONE & COLOURS Tone Colours What does this mean?? Red? Blue? Purple? Maybe. Actual Colours as an Imaginative Tool RED BLUE PURPLE ….more to come later…. TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
Ristretto TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
Espresso TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
Espresso Macchiato TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
Flat White (my favourite) TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
Cappuccino TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
Caffè Latté TONE & COLOURS So I developed The Coffee Analogy Types of Barista Coffee:
7-11 Caffè Latté HOW DOES IT WORK?
Ristretto HOW DOES IT WORK?
Espresso HOW DOES IT WORK?
Espresso Macchiato HOW DOES IT WORK?
Flat White (my favourite) HOW DOES IT WORK?
Cappuccino HOW DOES IT WORK?
Caffè Latté HOW DOES IT WORK?
7-11 Caffè Latté HOW DOES IT WORK?
Coffee = Tone Centre Milk = Space EXAMPLES EXAMPLES EXAMPLES TONE & COLOURS Competition Story….. Too many colours?? TONE & COLOURS If you are unsure? SING IT. MUSICALITY, STYLE & EMOTION
The most subjective
Arguably the most important
The most powerful argument:
Facts and Feelings MUSICALITY, STYLE & EMOTION
What is Music for?
A tool of self-expression, a way to impart emotions, a way to make your audience change the way they feel MUSICALITY & STYLE
Don’t try and “please” or “second guess” the jury MUSICALITY & STYLE Developing good taste and style: Listening to and experiencing great (and not-so-great) music, theatre, opera Reading Great (and not-so-great)Literature Fine Art Great Food & Wine Enlightened Conversations Intellectual Stimulation Avoidance of the Banal Seeking out high truths, artfulness & sophistication Intimacy, love, loss, grief, elation On a “flutistic” level: get a great instrument EMOTION Dynamics & Emotion loud as possible
quite loud soft
soft as possible quite soft loud EMOTION Dynamics & Emotion furious
optimistic devastated
unbearably day-dreaming shy heroic Use dynamics as an opportunity to insert character and emotion EMOTION Presentation & Emotion The way you hold yourself and the way you look affects the way you feel, the way you are perceived and the chemicals in your brain EMOTION Princeton University Professor Uri Hasson
Cognitive Coupling EMOTION
Whatever YOU feel Your AUDIENCE feels IN CONCLUSION
Split notes, technical slips, intonation mishaps HAPPEN BUT Play with character, colour and emotion You will be remembered ANY QUESTIONS?
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