Sapore di sale - Chord Melody

[Socio]

@Silvia80

check a few arrangements of the same song from different people and…they’re all different, sometimes very different

Variety is the spice of life

[sairfingers]

What a beautiful arrangement of a classic song Sylvia. Yes of course with more practise it can be improved on but as I sit here in the Greek sunshine it makes for relaxed holiday listening .
Well done, and as always, lots of smiles.

[Silvia80]

@Willsie

this being played in the soundtrack of a Vittorio De Sica film.

Hi John, yes this is played in the soundtrack of Sapore di mare, a movie from 1983 which is not by the great Vittorio De Sica but one of the actors is Christian De Sica, his son

@Willsie @CD02 @C_McG @twistor59 Thanks for listening and letting me know that you liked it! I much appreciate it

@Richard_close2u

The celestial skies even provided a moody light show for you.

That might well be my old smartphone poor quality camera
Thanks for checking it Richard

@sairfingers

as I sit here in the Greek sunshine it makes for relaxed holiday listening

That’s the perfect listening situation Enjoy your holiday Gordon! Btw …you’re always on holiday! Lucky lucky you! I’m really glad you liked it!

[Lisa_S]

@Silvia80

I’m keeping on playing it and trying to understand why at a certain point my fingers tense up so much interrupting the flow!

It’s only a guess, but as I have this, too, sometimes for some pieces (looking at you, Yesterday), it might be also a possibility for you. My fingers often tense up right before a difficult spot in the piece as my brain thinks “Oh, now comes the difficult part” and there goes the flow… Playing this part in isolation in practice helps and there is not that much tension in that very moment, but putting it all together again… The only thing helping me with this is time and repetition within the context. That means first, I try playing these spots isolated and then adding a little context, like one or two bars before and after the difficult one. But it’s so slow…

Not sure if this is also something that’s happening to you, but as you are very good at observing yourself, you will figure it out and might get it flowing. But actually, it is sounding sweet already anyhow.

[sairfingers]

@Silvia80

Btw …you’re always on holiday!

Sylvia. I feel it’s my duty to travel and report back to the Community the different types of music/instruments in use in different parts of the world.
I posted this clip a few days ago on my LL, so in case you missed it here it is again. It’s a Greek bouzouki being played at the hotel bbq. Apparently it’s a member of the lute family.