A question formed in my head during class on Wednesday before we began an improvisation. As usual we were instructed to listen to the natural sounds of the environment around us. As usual traffic, amplifier noise, fan noise and talking from the hallway could be heard. Then we began to play.
This experience lead me to [...]
Archive for November, 2007
The Sound Of Silence
Posted in discussion, tagged silence on 30 November 2007 | 2 Comments »
Review: Olaf Rupp vs Andrew Bird
Posted in review, tagged andrew bird, Olaf Rupp on 30 November 2007 | Leave a Comment »
During this semester, Andrew Bird and Olaf Rupp performed separately at Queen’s University. The Andrew Bird concert had distinct times when improvisation was a driving force, while the whole of Olaf Rupp’s performance was improvised. The amount and type of improvisation utilized by each performer can be generalized as a set of boundaries, which were [...]
Back to the old “Music Vs Noise” Arguement!!
Posted in discussion on 29 November 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was at Atau Tanaka’s performance in SARC today and something interesting occurred to me. For those who didn’t attend, he used a tool called a BioMuse, which was attached to his arms. It basically picked up the impulses and muscle tension caused by his movements, to send a signal to the computer which would [...]
The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra
Posted in discussion, improvisation, instruments on 29 November 2007 | 5 Comments »
Check this out: http://music.guardian.co.uk/video/2007/nov/28/vegetable.orchestra.
Definitely an improvisation worth considering. This may give you new ideas about instruments.
I have seen them live in Belfast.
They were great.
Upcoming show I want to attend
Posted in discussion on 27 November 2007 | 2 Comments »
This is off-topic, so please forgive me, but the Slackers are playing here in Belfast on the 9th of December and I was wondering if anyone wanted to join me in going to see them. It’s at the Laverys Bunker, I can’t seem to find ticket sales anywhere, but the Slackers are one of my [...]
Technical Proficiency and Improvisation
Posted in discussion, improvisation, music, musical parameters, performance, sounds on 26 November 2007 | 7 Comments »
Frst of all I want to state that this post could be tied with the post on classical training and improvisation so I suggest you check that out too. “Why listen to you?!” I hear the masses cry….I dunno, sounds like a right old laugh. Anyway I think we can all agree that any preconsceptions [...]
