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That was incredibly helpful Beth. THANKS!!!

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> On Feb 9, 2016, at 7:22 AM, Beth .Garfinkel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, Virginia, all those thirty-second notes _are_ meant to go by lickety
> split.
> 
> In fact, there are some, like the "Variation Ejusdem" that comes after
> Bull's setting of Piper's Galliard, that really can't be conceived any
> other way, because there's only so much that you can slow the piece down
> before the underlying musical structure disintegrates.  The same goes for
> Peter Philips' madrigal intabulations (and those of anyone else, for that
> matter), Playing them is largely a matter of deep breathing and forcing
> your pulse to slow down, keep yourself relaxed, lean on whatever your
> invisible support system is, and let them come.  And if they still don't
> come, asking yourself, "Why is this bit throwing me for a loop?" until you
> find the answer and fix it.
> 
> Physically, though, it can also be a matter of the instrument that you're
> playing.  What helps
> with doing the really fast runs is to have a shallow key dip.  When I was
> learning that Bull piece as a masters' student, I actually took it over to
> play on the Ruckers muselaar that was owned by New England Conservatory and
> housed at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and whether that instrument was
> in an original state or not, it let me play that piece like greased
> lightning. I think the key dip was on the order of 1/8 of an inch, but this
> was over 20 years ago.
> 
> On the other hand, if you're playing this on a French double,you have to
> think of playing more on the string.
> 
> I write as much for my own benefit as anyone else's, by the way; I'm
> working on a mini-program of this stuff as we speak, and if you're coming
> to the HKSNA conference, I'll be giving it there.
> 
> Beth
> 
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