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Pierre Bensusan
we stop/rest on the first bass, but you could do it on the second or third bass and so forth.
Measure 6:
Here we will stop the resonance of each string as soon as we will play the next
consecutive string. While each finger is used to pick, thumb, index and middle fingers are
used to stop resonances and rest.
Measures 7 and 8:
All the fingers are used to pick and rest.
Pieces of advice:
You are asking your fingers to do things that they didn't know they could do. Go slow,
make sure you don't overlap picking and resting, and that these 2 moves are done
simultaneously. Put the same strength in each of your plucking. When you rest, have your
finger to come gently on the string without making noise or buzz, the only result you are
looking for is to let the new string being heard while the precedent string stops resonating.
When you'll start getting the idea and comfort of these moves, when these will become
natural, try to incorporate that technique, in real time, into the pieces you play and see
what dramatic effect it has on the rendition of the music and its increased clarity. No more
pollution, undesired resonances or unnecessary intervals, just what should be there, the
right sonic information.
You, the interpreter, the maker of the music, should always be in control of the sounds you
initiate and their life time.
ENJOY AND SEE YOU SOON AGAIN!
Pierre Bensusan
Arpge #5
Pierre Bensusan
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