New musicality video:
Timbre (pronounced “tam’-ber”, like the first two syllables of the word “tambourine”) – what does it mean? http://musl.ink/respacktimbr
Timbre refers to what is often called “tone” or “tone color” – the quality of the sound of an instrument or voice. In essence, timbre is what makes one voice, one instrument sound different than another. But, beyond that, each instrument or voice is capable of producing a wide variety of timbres. Mastering and employing these timbres to you own expressive purposes adds a whole new dimension to your musicality.
Timbre can be shifted and shaped with a myriad of techniques – from which part of your finger strikes the string to the subtle touch of a key to how you dial in your electronics. Think of timbre as your musical paint set – whether you’re into rainbows or shades of grey, your tonal palette colors in the lines of your notes and chords.
How important is timbre?
Let’s put it this way: you can tear up your guitar fretboard at 1000 notes per second, play six-part polyphonic supra-vertical improv on your bass, or arrange and play a master mash-up of all Liszt’s Transcendental Études on your piano. But if your guitar sounds like the last strings you put on were dinosaur gut, your bass sounds like rubber bands on a wet shoebox, or your piano is a used mini keyboard purchased for 25 cents at your cat-loving neighbor’s garage sale from a bin marked “Special Discounts on Especially Smelly Items” …
Who wants to listen?
That’s why (in this month’s Instrument Packs) Musical U’s Resident Pros put together these special Resource Packs on the tasty topic of timbre.
http://musl.ink/respacktimbr
Learn more about Musical U Resident Pro Dylan Welsh:
https://www.dwelshmusic.com/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwelshmusic
→ Learn more about Instrument Packs with Resident Pros
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/introducing-musical-u-instrument-packs/
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