12 Ways To Play More Expressively On Osmose, With Jordan Rudess
Prog icon (Dream Theater) and synthesist Jordan Rudess shared this look at 12 ways you can play more expressively with the Expressive E Osmose synthesizer.
The Osmose expands on the capabilities of standard piano-style keyboards, by providing new expressive options for individual note expression.
In this video, Rudess covers 12 exercises for exploring and practicing new expressive options.
Topics covered:
00:04 introduction
02:02 Bach invention n°4
02:57 adding inflections
06:39 adjusting sensitivity
09:51 exercise 1 playing legato & press glide part 1
11:52 exercise 1 playing legato & press glide part 2
13:26 exercise 3 finger independence
16:16 exercise 4 vibrato right hand
19:05 exercise 5 vibrato left hand
20:16 exercise 6 vibrato left & righ hand alternation
21:56 about the aftertouch
23:30 exercise 7 aftertouch on simple chords
26:55 exercise 8 aftertouch on complex chords
28:26 exercise 9 aftertouch finger independance
31:02 exercise 10 playing thirds and sixths with press glide
34:59 exercise 11 controlling pressure with precision
38:23 exercise 12 press glide as grace notes
