Dennis Sullivan is a composer and percussionist in NYC and I'm premiering his new work Uncreation this Saturday. It's been so amazing working with Dennis on this piece I though you all would like to get to know the man behind the sounds. What is something you would like the audience to know about your piece? The … Continue reading Composer Highlight: Dennis Sullivan
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Percussive Sounds
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
Luciano Berio
This month (and year so far) I’ve been focusing on practicing, building consistent practice habits, finding exercises and a routine that keeps me at the top of my game technically, and also creatively. To that end, I’ve been playing Berio’s Sequenza I for solo flute. I find it extremely valuable to do some research about … Continue reading Luciano Berio
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
Anne Dearth Maker 