How to Improve the Line of Communication in Your String Quartet
Violinists and violist of the Juilliard and Grammy-winning Parker quartets share their insights
Much like any close relationship, the intimacy of a chamber ensemble requires open lines of communication. The added complexity is, however, being able to understand, give, and heed attenuated and nonverbal cues while performing. Invariably, any group will develop a system for communicating with cues.
“Most often it is the first violin that is responsible for this, although there are many moments when the music demands that one or more of the other players take that responsibility,” Juilliard String Quartet violist Samuel Rhodes says. “There are more subtle ways of signaling than outright cueing."
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