I have a past spinal injury to my left side so left hand is limited, and I use open voicing like this with arpeggios and intervals to compensate. My limitations force me to be creative, innovative, and techniques like this are essential
This is a bit off the wall but I’m thinking about how keyboard and voices differ. The open voices on keys are sublime. A lovely (to me) thing about Sons of the Pioneers singing was the way they clustered voices to allow limited ranges and part-switching. But a choir could allow the thing you’re doing on keyboard. Anyway lovely and good posting!
0:46 made me feel something I don't know how to describe. That change there was unexpected, and I liked it. 0:55 sounded like it had a bit of classical influences. It reminded me of Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod. I liked that you said, "Open voices breathe." I've been working on something for sometime, and I think you gave me an epiphany. The third theme is my favorite. It has a mysterious air to it. 😯 Anyway, these are great. Thank you for sharing!
Interesting. What is the "general rules" when playing open voicings? Is it usually the middle note that is played either an octave above or below to open the voicing beyond an octave? I like the arpeggio patterns you play with the axis chords!
good question. certainly in drop two, you'll grab the voice second from the top to flip down. but in a more general way, 'open' voicings simply identify chords who's voices span more than an octave. i can arrive at that result a number of ways. i take particular care with the motion of each voice in open voiced chords, but it's not required that i begin with closed versions.
I have a past spinal injury to my left side so left hand is limited, and I use open voicing like this with arpeggios and intervals to compensate. My limitations force me to be creative, innovative, and techniques like this are essential
Thank you Chris greetings from the Netherlands.
Beautiful, this time i was the first to hear this, thanks
way nice!
This is a bit off the wall but I’m thinking about how keyboard and voices differ. The open voices on keys are sublime. A lovely (to me) thing about Sons of the Pioneers singing was the way they clustered voices to allow limited ranges and part-switching. But a choir could allow the thing you’re doing on keyboard.
Anyway lovely and good posting!
0:46 made me feel something I don't know how to describe. That change there was unexpected, and I liked it. 0:55 sounded like it had a bit of classical influences. It reminded me of Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod. I liked that you said, "Open voices breathe." I've been working on something for sometime, and I think you gave me an epiphany. The third theme is my favorite. It has a mysterious air to it. 😯 Anyway, these are great. Thank you for sharing!
i'm very pleased they landed so well. it's all about listening, and i very much appreciate your sharing those insights.
Interesting. What is the "general rules" when playing open voicings? Is it usually the middle note that is played either an octave above or below to open the voicing beyond an octave? I like the arpeggio patterns you play with the axis chords!
good question. certainly in drop two, you'll grab the voice second from the top to flip down. but in a more general way, 'open' voicings simply identify chords who's voices span more than an octave. i can arrive at that result a number of ways. i take particular care with the motion of each voice in open voiced chords, but it's not required that i begin with closed versions.