{"id":87229,"date":"2020-02-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=87229"},"modified":"2020-10-22T03:09:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:09:58","slug":"tq-andres-segovia-study-music-profoundly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-andres-segovia-study-music-profoundly\/","title":{"rendered":"Andres Segovia Top Advice: How to Study Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly\u2026\u201d <\/em><\/p> Andres Segovia<\/em> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What\ndoes it mean to \u201cstudy the music profoundly\u201d? What advice is the\ngreat champion of the classical guitar sharing here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does\nhe mean to learn all the notes? Sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does he imply we should get these notes clean, secure and up to speed<\/a>? That\u2019s a big part of playing music, so surely he would agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\nwhat else? Because moving the fingers and sounding the notes in time\nare basic necessities. These are foregone conclusions – not profound\nat all. Challenging, certainly. And a great deal of what we do in\npractice. But not profound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\nhow to we study \u201cprofoundly\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To study the music profoundly, we must look closer. We must ask questions and seek insights. We must get curious<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We explore the harmony (chords) and melody<\/a> . We hypothesize about the composer\u2019s intent for each melodic line. We ask the big question, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on here?\u201d And we look for answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each note has role<\/a>. Every note either moves toward an arrival point, or it is that arrival point. And even then, it may also move toward the next arrival point. Our job as performer (even alone at home) is to tell the musical story the composer intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\nfirst we must decide the role and intent of each note. Then we must\ndemonstrate that intent clearly to anyone listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nhow to we demonstrate the music? We use our tools: Volume, tone\nquality, and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The composer gives us the pitches, and the written rhythm. They may also suggest a general volume (dynamics<\/a>) or tone quality<\/a>. But the degree the note-to-note swell or fade, or the rate of each slow-down or speed-up: these are on us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To study the music profoundly means to understand the music. We must discover its goals, d<\/a>irections<\/a>, surprises, and emotional character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nit means we then use (and develop) our skills to bring what we find\nto life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The notes are but the first step in the journey that is a piece of music. When we strive to move beyond the notes, our practice expands. We find infinite variations of mood and expression<\/a>. We find new challenges and thrilling possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this all start with the act of looking closer and asking questions<\/a>. It start when we \u201cstudy the music profoundly\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cThe advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly\u2026\u201d Andres Segovia What does it mean to \u201cstudy the music profoundly\u201d? What advice is the great champion of the classical guitar sharing … <\/p>\n

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