Hi Matt. You and I live worlds apart but we are so similar. I also feel like I've collected the repertoire that I will learn and refine for the rest of my life. I even have a black portfolio just like you. Don't ever lose hope. You are meant to be a recorder player, I can feel and hear in your playing how much you love it. It's part of your soul and that brings me joy to hear you continue to improve.
I admire your efforts as you develop your lifelong repertoire. This is a very good, philosophical, discussion. There is nothing that says we will have smooth controlled pathways in life, but we can continue our recorder playing, music exploration, in all situations.
How I wish my passion will also be my job❤ .. I got my new Zen-on alto recorder and starting to learn and memorize the notes. Im confuse of the notes sometimes because I play soprano recorder but I know I can do this. Thanks to inspire us sir!❤
@@mattfangrecorderstudio8325 ... Yes, Matt, I have recognized ...which Telemann piece you played here at the beginning ??? One of the solo fantasias ??
Damn, that's some good dope. Breaking a piece into small bar measures is a great way to focus your muscle memory for a specific function; with the guitar, developing the muscle memory of the fret locations, and how your finger has to saddle the back of the fret for clear tone generation, allows you to essentially automate the mechanical aspect of playing so you can focus on melodic development, dynamics and tempo. Once you develop and automate Tempo memory, you have enough overhead in your cognition to focus on style and flavor, like inflection and vibrato, and that's where creation takes over; in my experience, at least. I really wrote the majority of my own music after doing those two things: developing finger muscle memory for both picking and fingering hands, and developing a rock solid clock.
If I could make a suggestion, it would be to allow yourself more freedom with your neck, when you go down in pitch. I understand the emboucher for the higher registers is easier when pull your chin in, but the opposite is also true; you need MORE airflow for the lower registers, because the air has more volume to fill inside the recorder, so by swinging the end of the recorder forward while extending your chin out will allow more breath through your airway. That's beacuse the motion also moves the tongue down and makes your tonsils shoot back and up, increasing the diameter of your airway, reducing the backpressure on your lungs. You should feel it right away, and it will leave you with a LOT more breath with which to vibrato. Those up-and-down staccato trills sound crisp and clean almost 100(well done)and you do a commendable job working vibrato into the turn arounds, all while being gassed. Nice job, I hope it always brings you joy my friend.
@@mattfangrecorderstudio8325 my thoughts are with you brother, that was a big quake. Praying the wave misses everyone. I hope I helped some, but you did all the work. 🛐☮❤
Playing Bach is a lifelong journey, we may never perfect it all our lives but its worth trying. i love it too but i play the Bach Cello suite 1, all movements. have a nice Bach journey😍
Hi Matt. You and I live worlds apart but we are so similar. I also feel like I've collected the repertoire that I will learn and refine for the rest of my life. I even have a black portfolio just like you. Don't ever lose hope. You are meant to be a recorder player, I can feel and hear in your playing how much you love it. It's part of your soul and that brings me joy to hear you continue to improve.
thank you, you are so kind. im so lucky to meet people like you here.
Inspirational video! Keep going! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I admire your efforts as you develop your lifelong repertoire. This is a very good, philosophical, discussion. There is nothing that says we will have smooth controlled pathways in life, but we can continue our recorder playing, music exploration, in all situations.
Thanks dear friend.
How I wish my passion will also be my job❤ .. I got my new Zen-on alto recorder and starting to learn and memorize the notes. Im confuse of the notes sometimes because I play soprano recorder but I know I can do this. Thanks to inspire us sir!❤
thanks, jist stay motivated watching alto repertoires here.
Great progress... And good choice... Similar as I did in my life. Keep going on in that way.
just joined your club😍
@@mattfangrecorderstudio8325 ... Yes, Matt, I have recognized ...which Telemann piece you played here at the beginning ??? One of the solo fantasias ??
@@Christine34176 41 c5 my dear
@@mattfangrecorderstudio8325 ... Yes ... I remember now ... in C major ... long time ago that I played it. :)
@@Christine34176 its so much fun too.
Damn, that's some good dope. Breaking a piece into small bar measures is a great way to focus your muscle memory for a specific function; with the guitar, developing the muscle memory of the fret locations, and how your finger has to saddle the back of the fret for clear tone generation, allows you to essentially automate the mechanical aspect of playing so you can focus on melodic development, dynamics and tempo. Once you develop and automate Tempo memory, you have enough overhead in your cognition to focus on style and flavor, like inflection and vibrato, and that's where creation takes over; in my experience, at least. I really wrote the majority of my own music after doing those two things: developing finger muscle memory for both picking and fingering hands, and developing a rock solid clock.
thanks bro, it was a good formula aint? have a nice day!
If I could make a suggestion, it would be to allow yourself more freedom with your neck, when you go down in pitch. I understand the emboucher for the higher registers is easier when pull your chin in, but the opposite is also true; you need MORE airflow for the lower registers, because the air has more volume to fill inside the recorder, so by swinging the end of the recorder forward while extending your chin out will allow more breath through your airway. That's beacuse the motion also moves the tongue down and makes your tonsils shoot back and up, increasing the diameter of your airway, reducing the backpressure on your lungs. You should feel it right away, and it will leave you with a LOT more breath with which to vibrato. Those up-and-down staccato trills sound crisp and clean almost 100(well done)and you do a commendable job working vibrato into the turn arounds, all while being gassed. Nice job, I hope it always brings you joy my friend.
@@EricBoudreau-u7u i will remember this instructions my friend thank you. i already screenshoot your comment. send positivity from The Philippines
@@mattfangrecorderstudio8325 my thoughts are with you brother, that was a big quake. Praying the wave misses everyone. I hope I helped some, but you did all the work. 🛐☮❤
great stuff matt!
thanks
By the way, what do you think of Bach BWV 1034? I feel like it may take me 10 years to learn it but I love it so much.
Playing Bach is a lifelong journey, we may never perfect it all our lives but its worth trying. i love it too but i play the Bach Cello suite 1, all movements. have a nice Bach journey😍