Shakes in Accompaniment Study 2
Sat, 07/05/2014 - 07:52
In Ex 1.14 simple shakes are used for the V and IV. Shakes aren't my strong point but they are improving after making sure to start the shake clearly on the lower note. In order to be prepared to hit the IV shake squarely on the first beat of bar 10 I find I'm letting the V shake trail off before the end of bar 9. It sounds a bit weak to my ear. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
When performing a second shake there's less importance placed on playing the bottom note first, so I wouldn't focus on this as an important element. With that said, it is true that with pro players it's more common to hear the bottom note first, even in a sequence of shakes. Try timing your shake to have six notes per quarter note (4 5 4 5 4 5 for example) so that your rhythm helps to align you.