Orchestre Hélios: Ravel’s Boléro at Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Orchestre Hélios
Lise Duarte Nuñez
Orchestral percussionist & educator
Percussion · Pedagogy · Musical Thinking
Technique is a consequence of musical intention.
A phrase to shape. An audition to prepare. A sound to imagine. My work connects orchestral percussion, musical thinking and the decisions that bring a score to life.
I am Lise Duarte Nuñez, percussionist, educator and creator of the MTDM Method. Discover my performances, explore my approach, or bring your own musical project to our work together.
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The MTDM Method
From the score to the sound.
The MTDM Method is a framework in eight stages. It trains musical thinking before technical execution: what the music does, what it should sound like — and only then, how the body produces it.
01 · ScoreThe written text as starting point.
02 · ListeningHearing what is actually there.
03 · AnalysisUnderstanding structure, harmony and form.
04 · Musical FunctionWhat this passage does in the music.
05 · Imagined SoundHearing the sound before producing it.
06 · Technical DecisionsChoosing sticking, dynamics and articulation.
07 · GestureThe body executes the intention.
08 · Sound ResultThe sound that finally arrives.
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Journal
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The sound, before the words.
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From the percussion community.
Public Instagram comments on my Delécluse Étude No. 6 performance, shared in October 2026.
The nuances are formidable. And you sound superb! Thank you for sharing!
Your flams are so crisp and articulate -- they sound so great
An absolute star—the only person who can turn a Delécluse étude into a hit.
English translation from Spanish.
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