Re: ebow for piano OT

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

Thanks fellas!  Rar file downloading now.  Hah, but for me third/fourth 
grade was 1964-5... Luckily for us in Ridgewood NJ we had fantastic access 
to the arts, thanks to people who worked with the NY Phil etc. living in 
that bedroom town.  Robert Moog came to our junior high to introduce us to 
the sythesizer, the year after "Switched On Bach" came out.  We had the 
honor of HOROWITZ and BORGE playing for us as well.  Such memories last a 
lifetime.

From: "Daryl Shawn" <highhorse@mhorse.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 04:42 AM
Subject: Re: ebow for piano OT


>I remember exactly the same piece, for me it was third grade. awesome! 
>Soon 
>after I heard that, my teacher brought in a Minimoog for us to fool 
>around 
>with for a couple of class periods.
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> It makes me sad that music has been cut at so many schools, I always 
> remembered these experiences.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
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>> Okay, I have to ask you all since we're talking avant-garde/modified 
>> piano here, amongst some folks with serious music ed here, there was a 
>> piece that our elementary school music teacher (4th-5th grade) played 
>on 
>> LP for us - around Halloween - called "The Banshee".  It was cool and 
>> scary to my 9-10 year old ears.
>>
>> Anyone remember this?  I haven't found it since.  Anyone?
>>
>> From: "andy butler" <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>
>>> One really nice piano sound is to take a felt hammer, salvaged from a 
>>> broken down piano,
>>> and rub it along the length of the string.
>>> This gets the string vibrating longitudinally, which is especially 
>nice 
>>> if the sus pedal is down.
>>>
>>> Just about any bit of wood rested on the strings can be nice too
>>> (as used by Keith Tippet)
>>>
>>> For more ideas, check out John Cage Prepared Piano (full details in 
>>> score)
>>>
>>>
>>> or you might like this
>>> http://www.piranhaguitarbow.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Then there's the "andy butler special technique" which involves 
>placing 
>>> a thumb or
>>> finger on the string at one end, and removing it at just the right 
>speed 
>>> as the note
>>> is played. With a bit of practice, it sounds like the note is swelling 
>>> in.
>>>
>>> that's enough from me,
>>> bet there's plenty of other great suggestions on list.
>>>
>>> andy butler
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Erdem Helvacioglu wrote:
>>>
>>>>  one more thing : what are the different material you use, attach, 
>>>> scrape etc on your instruments? is there any specific material that 
>you 
>>>> would recommend for me to use on the guitar and piano? old 
>californian 
>>>> license plates work very well inside the piano by the way ( bill 
>walker 
>>>> knows what i mean :)
>>>>  best.
>>>>  Erdem Helvacioglu
>>>> www.erdemhelvacioglu.com <http://www.erdemhelvacioglu.com>
>>>> www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu 
>>>> <http://www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu>
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