-What is an Ensemble?-
Ensemble In Erinn


Written by Helene


Hello everyone, this is Helene~

How are you doing? And more importantly, how's your practice going?
I hope you aren't too stressed about improving your Instrument Playing skill.
Playing instrument is another way of expressing your emotion! You can be making a song about tired and stressful life...
But you should be happy when you're playing the instrument because your emotions will be emitted to the listeners.
Try to relax and enjoy!
Your bag is too small for music scores!?
You cannnot keep my music scores at the Bank!?
'So what? HaHaHa!' Laugh away your complaints, and enjoy your life in Erinn~
And playing music will add so much more joy in your life!

Let's talk about playing an ensemble~
As most of you would know, playing music with other people can be a joyful experience.
You can either double the part of someone else, or harmonize with your own rhythm.
Or, you can even improvise and add your own flair.
Witness the Bards making harmony in unity...
That's the true happiness of playing music with others around you.

It would be wonderful to play the same tune with same kind of instrument,
but how about playing with different instruments with music scores that accentuate the beauty of each instrument?
Don't you want to play harmonious sound with different instruments playing different sounds?

When you divide parts according to the instruments, you need to compose differently according to each instrument's characteristic.
Since whistles can only make high-pitched sounds, it cannot be the main instrument~ Instead, it can add beautiful harmony to any sound.
Although flutes can make beautiful harmony as well, I recommend flutes as your main instruments for melody~.
Lutes will sound great when they plaw low keys!
Wouldn't it be great if mandolins carry on a rhythm with its clear high-pitched sounds?
Get together with your friends and try to work out a harmony with different instruments!
I think you'll find another reason to love your life in Erinn~

Then ta ta~