Tschaikowsky's String Quartet in D major?
I know it's kinda 'out there'
but I'm part of a quartet that's trying to get this piece set up for a competition. I'm the celliest and I'm having a bit of difficulty with counting in the 9/8 time.
Even if you haven't played this piece...any helpful tips on counting with a 9/8 time? How can I practice this with a metronome? HELP!!! lol
2007-08-14 15:43:04 · 4 answers · asked by Kitty Assilem 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
I've already tried counting it in 3/4 time to make it easier
lol....I've asked this ?estion b-4
2007-08-14 15:50:13 · update #1
You MUST think of this piece in 3/4 time with "natural" triplets. There is simply no other way.
If you need a mental image, the old "1 on-ly 2 on-ly 3 on-ly" will work just fine. In this case the metronome will be ticking on the dotted quarter note. This allows you to keep the strong beats uppermost in your thinking while keeping a steady flow of eight-note pulses going.
But you can't count 9 to the bar -- that does not tell you where the strong beats are.
Not knowing the piece, I don't know if he threw any "hemiolas" (shifts in the strong beats) into it which would add to your difficulty. Just do the best that you can -- you're smart, you can figure it out!! Just remember to keep the flow of eighth notes at a constant tempo.
2007-08-14 16:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by glinzek 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you understand how to think of it in 3/4? Answerer 1 has explained it very well. The 1st, 4th and 7th quavers (8th notes) will be on the beat. It might help to get out your pencil and put a mark on each of these beats so you know which notes need to be stronger. Then with your metronome, play just these notes. They should sound exactly when the metronome ticks. When you are comfortable with this, you can ad in some more notes. I don't know if there are semiquavers (16th notes) or anything in the piece, but if there are, just play the first of every 2 (the ones on one of the sub-beats). Then when you're comfortable with that, fill in the rest. It's like drawing a picture - first you do the outline, then you gradually colour it in.
I don't know the piece at all - there could be syncopation in it and stuff. If there are no notes on some of the beats, then don't worry - jus mark where the beat is with your pencil and when practising with the metronome, you can tap your foot or something on that beat.
Hope this helps!
2007-08-15 08:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by tuttifruiti 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way for me is to listen to the piece and then count with it and then analyze it. Feel the music. Conduct it too.A metronome will only help with the beat. Good Luck
2007-08-15 01:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by Em 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well ...I'll check with my other quartet members to see if we have the music then I;ll see how I would do it ... that would be Thursday night we would be reading it soo I'll put an addendum on Friday morning
2007-08-15 06:43:20 · answer #4 · answered by toutvas bien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋