Episode Synopsis "Steven Tenenbom: On Rhythm, Phrasing, and the Life Within Each Note"

You know that famous quote attributed to Debussy? The one that goes something like "Music is the space between the notes."? I don't know about you, but I was certainly guilty of compress things and rushing through these spaces on many an occasion... And of course, there's an awful lot of music within each note as well. Which I also tended to rush through and pay too little attention to. (And where was I in such a rush to get to? No idea. Maybe the end of the piece so I could get off stage? 🤣) This might seem like a really abstract concept at first. So it's the sort of thing that can be easy to push to the back burner, because there are always so many notes to learn on your music stand. But paying more attention to the life within each note can make practicing and performing a much more engaging and gratifying experience. And improve your sense of rhythm and phrasing as well. In other words, it's worth keeping on the front burner, even if just at a simmer. Umm...ok, but what does this mean or look like exactly? In today's episode, violist Steven Tenenbom (Orion Quartet, Curtis, Juilliard, Mannes, Bard) explains, and illustrates what this means using concrete musical examples. Source

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