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Part of me thinks I should take no credit for this piece whatsoever. I mean, it is my band students who created the mini-compositions that you hear layered (8 different compositions to be exact).
But then part of me thinks I should take credit. When you think of nature photography, for example, the artist certainly didn't create the scenery. But if it weren't for the photographer actually getting out there and doing it, there would be no photos. No i didn't compose the different pieces, but I did inititiate the project, and I did record it. And of course in a stunnutzian moment of bliss I couldn't resist listening to all tracks at the same time. Beautiful!
There actually is a form to this piece: ABA. A: attempt the pieces, B: try to give advice to the musicians as to how they can improve, and A: attmept the piece again. Much like a recapitulation I guess. Anyways... I love this.
Oh, plus you get an intimate view inside one of my band classes. I love it when my saxophonist keeps asking me "Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Mitchell...I can't make the low notes..." and I totally didn't hear it at the time.
But then part of me thinks I should take credit. When you think of nature photography, for example, the artist certainly didn't create the scenery. But if it weren't for the photographer actually getting out there and doing it, there would be no photos. No i didn't compose the different pieces, but I did inititiate the project, and I did record it. And of course in a stunnutzian moment of bliss I couldn't resist listening to all tracks at the same time. Beautiful!
There actually is a form to this piece: ABA. A: attempt the pieces, B: try to give advice to the musicians as to how they can improve, and A: attmept the piece again. Much like a recapitulation I guess. Anyways... I love this.
Oh, plus you get an intimate view inside one of my band classes. I love it when my saxophonist keeps asking me "Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Mitchell...I can't make the low notes..." and I totally didn't hear it at the time.
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Stun Nutz
Great conceptual piece! Had to go into my smelly garage (I just
brought some foul garbage out there a while earlier), open the
minivan, and dig my headphones out of my work bag. I wanted to
hear every little nuance. I listened many times. I ate a few
cookies, fed the cat, came back and listened some more.
Man, it would be fun to be able to record stuff such as this... oh,
the possibilities! Those layered tones are so expressive in their
see-saw twistiness. Thanks for posting this. It was interesting to
hear your interaction with the students as well. More more more!
I love it.
I started thinking about an interpretive dance that could be done
with this... hmmm...