Kathleen Basi teaches four basic options for beginner fills for obbligato instruments, whether flute, violin, cello, or another instrument. By combining these four technique, ensemble instrumentalists can begin to create entire lines to add depth to any liturgical song.
The songs used in this educational video are:
Here I Am, Lord
by Dan Schutte © 1981, 2003, OCP
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
One Bread, One Body
Music © 1978, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Kathleen M. Basi is an author and liturgical composer whose music for Catholic worship is available through GIA and OCP. Her song, “Come, All You Thirsty,” won the Association of Catholic Publishers’ 2022 Song of the Year.
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