| Re: Developing a color palette
I think one of the best ways to learn to control your sound and acheive whatever type of color you want in any piece and in any style is to simply get away from the MICRO-VIEW of a piece and into the MACRO -VIEW as I like to refer to it.
Simply stated, we are so concerned at times with specific musical phrases and technical issues that we fail to really understand the totality of a piece of music , and the statement it is trying to make. If you are able to step outside the micro-view you will be able to better inform yourself as to what sound is required or what sound you want to produce. It makes no sense to learn the hard parts of a piece so well that they are the only thing that stands out as performed well. Get the overall view... that is the way I look at it. This will help you change your own sound in the ways you desire.
Matt |