A Ceremony of Carols, 7—Interlude
Taught by Lynne Aspnes
In this lesson, Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare the solo “Interlude” movement from A Ceremony of Carols, by Benjamin Britten. “For me, when I interpret this, I’m no longer counting. I’m perhaps bouncing a long note or I’m coming before a long note, but I’m not thinking of it as metronomic in any specific way.”
Still, Still, Still
Taught by Sunita Staneslow
In this lesson, Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play Sharon Thormahlen’s arrangement of the traditional carol “Still, Still, Still.” She says, “There’s a descending bass in this arrangement, which keeps the harmony clean and uncluttered.”
Harmonics
Taught by Isabelle Perrin
In this lesson, Isabelle Perrin teaches how to create beautiful harmonics. “Develop muscle memory for the mid-point on each string.”
Berceuse de Noel
Taught by Alice Giles
In this lesson, Alice Giles teaches how to play “Berceuse de Noel,” by Betty Paret. “[This piece] has very easy placing shapes where you can learn to do relaxed gestures. It’s a great one to work on opening the hand beautifully.”
Introductions, interludes, and codas
Taught by Rhett Barnwell
In this lesson, Rhett Barnwell teaches how to arrange introductions, interludes, and codas using his own arrangement of “Balm in Gilead” as an example. “What I like to do when I’m making an introduction is take an element [from the melody] and make a variation on it.”
