VOICING (layering of melodic lines) – PLAYING WITH INSPIRATION (beyond printed notations)
Posted on: June 19, 2018, by : hewsc
VOICING
(layering of melodic lines)
A beginning piano student often starts with learning to play notes with either the right hand or the left hand (hands separately). After a few weeks, the student will play hands together. The music however, often requires each hand to play linearly (horizontally) one note after note.
After having lessons for about 2-3 years, the pianist should start playing several notes at a time. These notes stacked above one another and played together are often called chords. Chords make the music sound fuller, richer and more satisfying.
Simultaneously, the music may have several melodic lines and one line is usually heard more prominently than the other lines. That will become the melody (the star of the show), and the other melodic lines will be the supporting casts. This is called voicing.
This article is to share 2 important elements in music:
Chords: when the fingers play 3 or more notes together.
Voicing: bringing out the melody to sound louder than the accompaniment.
These two elements are found in:
Robert Schumann:
The Happy Farmer
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