March 2010
4 posts
Jared Borkowski - March 28th, 2010
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WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
To enjoy art is to feel empathy. You are human and you understand all other humans. You are just like them. Others are acting out pieces of you. You are receptive to those pieces.
Music is such a reflection of our lives and our understanding for each other.
Without this, where does music come from? Ask ourselves… why are we playing music? ...
David Balatero - March 21st, 2010
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Constraints, Part II
For this week’s session, I’d like to focus on establishing constraints for each piece that is performed. While free playing is liberating, often I find it becomes unfocused and stagnant. I believe that imposing the slightest amount of constraint on playing will help focus ideas and inform momentum and shape, without taking away from the...
Aaron Otheim - March 14th, 2010
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Shaping Sound
The “Theme”
This Sunday, we’re going to explore parameters that help shape and focus the sound of group improvisations. The idea is to limit the number of compositional decisions that have to be made in real time so that performers pursue a clear musical trajectory together when improvising a piece. I’ll be debuting an original composition on...
Evan Woodle - March 7th, 2010
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Melody** Although a piece of music - be it free or not - has the remarkable potential to comprise countless different elements and dimensions, I identify the two most critical components as being the beginning and the ending. Unfortunately, the importance of these elements is directly proportional (at least!) to the challenge inherent in achieving them. In the context of...