I sat down with composer/bassist Chris Van Voorst Van Beest recently to go over some of the extended techniques for the flute. Chris asked me a lot about the percussive sounds available to flutist, and in the spirit of sharing, here some of the things we talked about. Most percussive sounds will only sound in … Continue reading Percussive Sounds
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Improv Project – Day 11
Today, I improvised in the style of Mozart's GM flute concerto, Mvt. 2. I did something inspired by Mozart, using some of his themes, to try and get a better grip on what I'm working on. This is a interesting way to practice that puts me in the composer's shoes for a minute. It makes … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 11
Improv Project – Day 9
Continuing my exploration of rhythmic limitations, today I did an improv with a pulse. Rhythm is something that I personally have a hard time with so I'm taking my time playing around with these, pulse/no-pulse/other rhythmic parameters improvs. This is also particularly useful if you plan on playing jazz, as most is very rhythmically driven. If … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 9
Improv Project – Day 8
Today while I was practicing I stumbled upon an idea for a free improv that was exclusively fast, short phrases. So that's what I did today. I was hoping it would help me break into some new textures and ideas since it was very different than anything I've done recently, and I think it did. … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 8
Improv Project – Day 7
Today, I decided to use a format for my improv that I learned at UMich in my very first introduction to improvisation. The format is simple, an improv in AB format, where A is un-pulsed and B is pulsed. I feel like I need parameters to help me sometimes when I'm improvising, just to give … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 7
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