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Odd that they say quartets don't need eye contact. It's always been indispensable in my experience. But I'm very far from pro, so perhaps it's less of a thing f
by trelane 4y ago
Odd that they say quartets don't need eye contact. It's always been indispensable in my experience. But I'm very far from pro, so perhaps it's less of a thing for pros?
- dhosek 4y agoIt’s more looking at the other musician’s fingers in the case of a string quartet (or when I played in rock groups as a bassist, I would have my eyes on the drummers hand and foot on the kick drum pedal). Likewise, when I’ve done orchestral work, I generally had one eye on the music, one eye on the conductor and one eye on the principal's bowing.
- sackbut 4y agoInterviewing the Guarneri quartet is about the most extreme example they could've found in this regard. They are one of the most longstanding and in lockstep chamber ensembles on the planet. Most chamber groups engage in enough eye contact to get them through changing elements of a piece, like ritardandos, accelerandos, fermatas, etc.