Evelyn Glennie’s music challenges the listener to ask where music comes from: Is it more than simply a translation from score to instrument to audience? How can a musician who has almost no hearing play with such sensitivity and compassion?
The Grammy-winning percussionist and composer became almost completely deaf by the age of 12, but her [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Listening With Your Whole Body
Posted in discussion, listening, performance on 29 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seminar Presentations – Group 4
Posted in discussion on 28 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SARC computer lab meeting tomorrow (Friday 29th) 11 a.m for Group 4 . Queens Email behaving strangely so on the off chance that anyone reads this in time…
Topic is Plagiarism and Imitation within Music.
Claire Leonard, Asleigh Kilgore, Ian Jordan, Steven Lunn, David Mailey. Go team etc.
Seminar Presentations – Group 2: The Voice as a musical instrument
Posted in discussion on 28 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi guys, I have been told to inform the world of what the illustrious Group 2 will be addressing at the Seminar Presentation this coming Monday.
We will be talking about the human voice, and its application in the performance of music. The various members of the group will discuss different aspects the voice’s use, [...]
Duo Contour – Claire Leonard
Posted in discussion on 26 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first piece from the Duo Contour begins with percussion and trumpet playing the same rhythm, which is to feature prominently throughout the piece (crotchet -double quaver – crotchet – double quaver) – trumpet playing in 4ths. Ascending and descending arpeggio movement and repeated phrasing fuse live sound with electronics. At the arrival of staggered entries, [...]
Duo Contour – John D’Arcy
Posted in discussion on 25 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was pleasantly surprised with the Duo Contour performance. Prior to the event I was expecting a performance based more around fixed media, so it was made all the more interesting through the interaction between the trumpet and percussion (along with the composers of the respective pieces sitting at the sound desk operating the electronic [...]
Seminar Presentations
Posted in announcement on 25 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We will start with the seminar presentations next week (3rd March). Please see groups below and confirm topic by Thursday 28th February with Orestis.
Seminar Presentation – 35%
Due: Weeks of 3rd and 10th of March
20 minute group presentation
Archived knowledge base in blog (10%) – create 1 post per topic/presentation and clearly identify its authors.
All students [...]
