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Off the Farm 2012: Once Again, Old is New, and New, Old.
Off the Farm 2012 is the latest incarnation of Dell Little’s annual mixtape-nee-CD-nee-mp3 collection, which continues with the series’ down-home, upbeat groove. I love this year’s cover: a conductor of what seems to be a radio orchestra, of course from the 30s or 40s or 50s. There’s a funny kind of irony to Dell’s choice of such […]
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Plurimae Voces
Plurimae Voces is an album of voice-focused tracks I created and worked on for several months, over 2010 and 2011. “Plurimae voces” is Latin for “many voices,” which seemed to be a fitting title for this collection. It seems that I’ve gotten back to my musical roots– singing– in the past couple years. Singing is […]
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Dissa…p
A tribute to delicacy and gentleness… with a hat tip to Steve Roach, Dirk Serries, and David Sylvian. Art: “Dissipate” by Alyssa Monks (http://www.escapeintolife.com/painting/alyssa-monks/attachment/dissipate/).
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Dub-a-Tao
Arrangement of a little ditty I worked up day before yesterday, which was based on sounds that were in my head when I awoke. Had fun with this one!
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Course Outline for Experimental College Voice Class
General course description Subject matter covered in this course This class will cover various experiential approaches to vocalization, including texture and harmony, as a group. We will concentrate on eliciting a variety of emotions, as a group, using only our voices and bodies. My approach to teaching this content will be both very experiential and […]
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Experimental Voice Class: Summary/Description
In this class, people will use their voices to elicit emotion. The class is inherently experiential and experimental, with the participants exploring their voices, their emotions, and their interrelationships, all within a safe, fun, and enticing environment. Exercises will include visualization, meditation, breathing, calisthenics, rhythm, melody, harmony, dissonance, tone/timbre, volume/amplitude, texture (monophonic, polyphonic), etc. In […]