8/17/2019 P.kokoRAS Slide [Performance-notes]

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Performance Notes

SLIDE TIPS

1.  Rest the slide on the string(s) for normal sound. You can push it down against fingerboard unless you want a rough sound.

2. 

The slide must be positioned directly over the fret for normal intonation (not in front of it as in normal playing)3.  Keep the slide parallel to the frets when sliding up and down the neck.4.  For best control, keep the fingers of your slide hand together. The thumb should be kept on the back of the guitar neck

GUITAR

 : Slide, the note is stroked with the slide on the string. 

 : H-slide, the slide must be positioned directly over the fret note. 

i, p  : Fingerings, the note is stroked with the indicated finger. 

17fr.  : Frets, indicates the fret where the slide or fingers should be applied. 

23vfr. : Virtual Frets, indicates the fret virtually where the slide or fingers should be applied. 

´  ´  :  

Q Slide, indicates the bandwidth of the movements [a kind of Q filtering]. Keep the slide parallel to thefrets and slide it up and down the neck with short, sharp movements.On the small cross arrows, the slide should be moved no more than one semitone up and down either sideof the pivot note. On the big cross arrows, the variation should be approximately a major second. The

straight arrow shows a gradual transition from one bandwidth to the other. 

:indicates the speed of the pulses, tremolos or vibratos of the slide.

: N-Scratch , the performer should scratch along the string with a finger-nail. 

 : S-Scratch, the performer should scratch along the string with the edge of the slide. 

 N   : anabbreviation for the natural, ordinary way of playing. 

SP & ST : abbreviations of sul ponticello, and sul tasto.

H 

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TABLATURE

 At certain points, the 5-line staff is turned into a 6-line tablature. This change isalso indicated by the clef-symbol “TAB”. The lowest line indicates the lowest openstring E, the second from bottom the string D, and so on. At the example shown left, the performer should play ad lib in any order the givenboxed strings (E, B, G) while moving the slide from up to down (the slide motioncan be broken by coming slightly backwards). The speed of the box’s right-hand

fingerings should be around four semi quavers per crotchet. Also some accentednotes by the right hand are recommended. The sound effect produced is a soundfall of many glissando notes.

TAPE

The sonogram below displays the frequency in Hertz on the vertical axis and the time on the horizontal axis. Moreover, the colourings ofgrey indicate loudness in terms of the frequency (from black for the loud frequencies to white for silence). The bottom strip on the staffclearly shows the amplitude of the tape part. The sonogram, along with the extra staff, appears from bar 124 to the end of the piece, andworks as visual representation of the tape part in order to guide / help the performer to follow it accurately.

STAGE LAYOUT

- A condenser microphone should amplify the guitar (or any other high quality input device the performer prefers)- The speakers are positioned open to the Left and Right of the guitarist so that a clearer sound image is given to the performer.- The balance between the guitar and the electro acoustic material should be matched properly to avoid the predominance of one overthe other.

The equipment required is 2 high quality loudspeakers, a CD player, a reverb effect (as a foot pedal or a rack controlled by the mix desk)and a condenser microphone for the guitar.

Technical configuration and layout:

L SpeakerR Speaker

Foot pedal

 In

Mixer/

Am lifier 

CD player

Reverb