Thank you! That means a lot to me, the qin is always difficult for me and oddly you have to let go of that difficulty in order to play it -
Best, Alan On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:28 AM Simon Mclennan via NetBehaviour < netbehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org> wrote: > This is a nice piece of qin music. I listened in a meditative mood of > afternoon drizzle and cold > English weather. The mood > Was enhanced as my feet > Toasted under a wooden blanket and my nodding head > Started to nod even more. > Thanks Alan! > S > > Sent from my spyphone > > > On 10 Apr 2021, at 00:21, Alan Sondheim <sondh...@panix.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Woven Qin > > > > http://www.alansondheim.org/woven.mp3 > > http://www.alansondheim.org/woven.jpg > > > > My qin has a problem on the fourth highest string which is that > > there is a ringing sound coming from it and I think I know now > > that the ringing sound is from a very slight band in the string > > about 2-3 cm from where it attaches to the lower bridge . I've > > worked to try to get this straightened out but I will live with > > it because it is too difficult and the tension is too delicate > > to do anything but live with it . in the mean time I'm having > > constant difficulties trying to find the proper positions of my > > fingers on the strings . 7 strings and any number of positions > > which I get it to some extent by the dots that represent the > > harmonics . but on the other hand was happening is that I'm > > forgetting the in between positions and the relative positioning > > of each string in relationship to the others particularly at the > > lower end of things. I've been working and working on this and > > wondering if something is going in my mind yet again so that the > > positioning isn't becoming tacit knowledge but instead is > > something I have to constantly calculate and re calculate. you > > have no idea how depressing this can be . it means I can't play > > naturally my hands dancing on the strings but have to think have > > to think every so often and slow up and rework the positioning > > of my hands to be correct . sometimes I'll draw it a complete > > blank period . sometimes I'll draw a complete blank . I don't > > know what that means when that happens but I think it's > > connected with covid with the epidemic. In any case here is some > > music that I think turned out alright. I've placed the qin on > > some softe cloth in order to somewhat subdue the upper harmonics > > where the problem is lying with the fourth string or the third > > depending on which end you're counting from. Thank you and have > > a listen, this has been a struggle. > > > > __ > > > > > > Did You Know ? Every hour grows up to be an hour and a half !! > > > > ___ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetBehaviour mailing list > > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- *=====================================================* *directory http://www.alansondheim.org <http://www.alansondheim.org> tel 718-813-3285**email sondheim ut panix.com <http://panix.com>, sondheim ut gmail.com <http://gmail.com>* *=====================================================*
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