Wood, Nylon and All That Sound: The Magic of The Fret

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Sat, 01/18/2020 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm

 

 Masters of the fret board press and slide fingers,strum, or thump thumbs - that create funk, country, classical and jazz. Our goal on this episode of The Motif is to narrow the focus to demonstrate the role strings play in shaping myriad sounds, and music genre we've grown to love. Be it the piccolo, upright, fender, or ukulele or banjo - its music.

The sounds emanate from the fret have a way of penetrating our skulls, causing the heart to rejoice. A resonate moment of healing and vibration; make you wanna dance or simple reflection.

The miracle of a track of strings stretched across measured wood varietals we call the  fret board. Broadly appreciated for the music it portends. So cool...

 

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