Post-concert Violin Extended Techniques Masterclass Extended Techniques Masterclass: Unleashing the Violin’s Hidden Voices
After the enchanting “Trialogue” concert, where the instruments became portals to otherworldly realms, we invite you to delve deeper. Join acclaimed violinist Charlie McCarthy in a fun and interactive masterclass that transcends tradition and ventures into uncharted sonic territories of bowed string instruments. (BYO instrument).
What to Expect - Charlie will demonstrate and instruct how to perform all of these new effects:
1. Col Legno Triads: Explore the percussive potential of your bow. From ricochet variations to rhythmic pulses, discover the pulse of wood against strings.
2. Ponticello Distortion: Step into the twilight zone where the bridge meets the soul. Minor pentatonic wails, super-vibrato shivers, and distorted glissandos await.
3. Harmonics: Natural, Artificial, Forced and Couplets: From the ethereal to the eerie, unravel the secrets of harmonics. Natural doubles, artificial harmonics with double stops, and the mysterious novel “forced” technique.
4. Sub Harmonics: Descend into the abyss. Semitone undertones and sub-octave growls—where the violin whispers secrets.
5. Bow Noise Circles: Spin circles with your bow. Hair and stick, slow and fast—paint soundscapes in the air.
6. Sad Cat: Channel feline melancholy.
7. Slide Guitar Ferrule: Slide like a blues guitarist.
8. Unison Chorusing Effect: Un-harmonize with yourself.
9. Turbobow: Light as a feather, fierce as a tempest.
10. Cascade Echoes: Mute, crescendo, no sustain. The strings breathe.
11. Glissando Harmonics: Like whales singing through your violin.
12. Flautando Double Trills (Sul Tasto): Hover above the fingerboard, airy and delicate.
13. Bariolage: The heartbeat of gypsy jazz. Alternating strings, pulsing rhythm.
Extended Techniques Masterclass: Unleashing the Violin’s Hidden Voices
After the enchanting “Trialogue” concert, where the instruments became portals to otherworldly realms, we invite you to delve deeper. Join acclaimed violinist Charlie McCarthy in a fun and interactive masterclass that transcends tradition and ventures into uncharted sonic territories of bowed string instruments. (BYO instrument).
What to Expect - Charlie will demonstrate and instruct how to perform all of these new effects:
1. Col Legno Triads: Explore the percussive potential of your bow. From ricochet variations to rhythmic pulses, discover the pulse of wood against strings.
2. Ponticello Distortion: Step into the twilight zone where the bridge meets the soul. Minor pentatonic wails, super-vibrato shivers, and distorted glissandos await.
3. Harmonics: Natural, Artificial, Forced and Couplets: From the ethereal to the eerie, unravel the secrets of harmonics. Natural doubles, artificial harmonics with double stops, and the mysterious novel “forced” technique.
4. Sub Harmonics: Descend into the abyss. Semitone undertones and sub-octave growls—where the violin whispers secrets.
5. Bow Noise Circles: Spin circles with your bow. Hair and stick, slow and fast—paint soundscapes in the air.
6. Sad Cat: Channel feline melancholy.
7. Slide Guitar Ferrule: Slide like a blues guitarist.
8. Unison Chorusing Effect: Un-harmonize with yourself.
9. Turbobow: Light as a feather, fierce as a tempest.
10. Cascade Echoes: Mute, crescendo, no sustain. The strings breathe.
11. Glissando Harmonics: Like whales singing through your violin.
12. Flautando Double Trills (Sul Tasto): Hover above the fingerboard, airy and delicate.
13. Bariolage: The heartbeat of gypsy jazz. Alternating strings, pulsing rhythm.
