Strings
Johnny, rosin up your bow. Guest host Samantha Grant welcomes Pandora music analysts Alan L. Lin and Yair Evnine. Alan, a violinist, and Yair, a cellist, give us a primer on string theory as it relates to legato and staccato, arco and pizzicato, and other aspects of bowing and plucking in both the classical and pop (singer-songwriter) realms. (9 mins.)
In addition to their work as performing musicians, Alan and Yair have both spent a lot of time analyzing music for the Music Genome Project. You can hear songs that both of them have analyzed on your Pandora stations.
MUSICAL TERMS INCLUDED IN THIS PODCAST
| Preludio | Finger position | Velocity of bowing | Four-note chord | |
| Sturm und drung | Frets | Pressure of bowing | Concerto | |
| Romantic repertoire | Arco | Double-stop | Klezmer | |
| Bow | Pizzicato | Bridge | Ragtime | |
| Fingerboard | Vibrato | Romantic music | Period sound | |
| Cello tuning: CGDA | Baroque | Violin tuning: GDAE |
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Comments
Wow, that scale you guys played together was so pretty it almost brought a tear to my eye.
Wonderful playing, Yair and Alan!
Posted by: Lucia at March 31, 2008 02:31 PM
Sorry to be a jerk, but maybe next time Samantha can try to sound like she's speaking and not reading from a script? I know, I know....I'm cruel.
Posted by: pixelbox at April 1, 2008 09:54 AM
While I was off in Texas, Sam was the guest host. I'm returning to host again for the next episode. Thanks again for listening, and get down with your bad selves.
Posted by: Kevin Seal at April 3, 2008 01:09 PM
Interesting info on strings. Is it possible to see as a video? I was only able to hear audio.
Posted by: David Walter at April 28, 2008 07:15 PM
I like Gospel, contempery gospel, light jazz,romantic music. like what luther vandross sings,
THANK YOU-M.Walker
Posted by: marvalene walker at May 21, 2008 04:34 PM
Hi, David,
I'd love to make these as videos. Someday, hopefully. For now, these are just audio programs.
Posted by: Kevin Seal at August 28, 2008 11:37 AM
how did they harmonize the scale?
Posted by: sourberry at February 9, 2009 01:47 PM
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