Re: [Harp-L] Dynamics related variable intonation.

[Douglas Tate <douglas.tate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16:36 16/09/2004, you wrote:

> A question that remains, is whether or not external resonance will
> allow for finely controlled changes in dynamics.  Anyone have any
> insight on that one?  So far, for me, hand resonance is a very binary
> rather than analog technique, it's almost like playing into a PA that
> intermittently cuts in and out, when it's there, its really loud, a
> barely perceptible (to me) change in the hands, and its gone.
> Assuming you are playing from the diaphragm, and have reasonable
> control over internal resonance, is it possible to use external
> resonance for dynamic control?  How closely coupled are internal and
> external resonance?  Does external resonance essentially function as a
> megaphone, and all dynamic control needs to come from internal
> resonance?

Yes, hand resonance can be difficult to control.  BUT, it can be controlled 
quite finely.  Try doing a hand vibrato through the resonance point and you 
will find it comes in and goes out fast. However you will note that iy 
doesn't come in suddenly, there is a small window of big variation.

You CAN control this but, If I were you, I would forget about it  and just 
let it happen over time.  There are so many resonance things happening in 
the body and hands that it is best to let the subconscious to sort it 
out.   Yes it is a combination of inner and outer control.
Make certain you can do static resonance...
work on hand vibrato through the resonance.
Use both in tunes... forget about it for a bit
It will happen when your ear KNOWS what the sounds are like!

Very non scientific but ir does seem to work.
Timescale??  a few weeks to months.

Douglas T