Dee et al., noon - 1:00 pm
Alex & Mackenzie, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Dale and Jinok, 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Adrian, 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Cheryl, Alex, Ming-Ching & Justin, 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Daniel & John, 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Performance order Thursday
Daniel & John - The Merry Men Who Could, tpt/tbn - no video
Adrian Gierkowski - Synesthesia - laptop/video
Cheryl Krugel - Am K'sheh Oref - percussion trio, no video
Justin Kothenbuel - See What Happens - erhu & viola, video
Jinok Cho and Dale Bigall - Wii Would Like to Play - no video
Mackenzie Danner - TechnoFlute - flute & video
Alex Biehlen - title? - flute / perc - video?
Dee Reddy - No Idea - elec bass, tpt, tbn, perc - no video
Friday, December 5, 2008
Monday's rehearsal
Hi Loadbangers - thanks for doing the video conference! Here's our plan for Monday's rehearsal - we'll try to keep it to about 15 minutes per person, so everyone has a chance.
- Dee first
- then, Daniel and John
- then, Justin with Ming-Ching and Cheryl
As soon as I get details from Guy, I will let you know. I'm hoping that for Wednesday morning, we'll be able to rehearse in NCSA, which is on North Campus not too far from the Beckman Institute where we did our midterm concert. He's got everything we need there, so setup should not be as time-consuming as it was at Beckman. Thanks again and see you Monday!
- Dee first
- then, Daniel and John
- then, Justin with Ming-Ching and Cheryl
As soon as I get details from Guy, I will let you know. I'm hoping that for Wednesday morning, we'll be able to rehearse in NCSA, which is on North Campus not too far from the Beckman Institute where we did our midterm concert. He's got everything we need there, so setup should not be as time-consuming as it was at Beckman. Thanks again and see you Monday!
Rehearsing
Hi everyone - sorry I can't be there today! I'm in touch with Guy Garnett, and it looks likely we'll be able to do our performance in his space at the NCSA building - I should know more details soon. Here's a summary from my view of how we're doing so far:
- Daniel & John: I haven't heard any of your piece yet, or seen a score or patch. Do you have a title? I would like to see and/or hear something on Monday, please.
- Cheryl: You're making progress; I hope you have a chance to work more on your electronics. The vocoder sound can be very twitchy, and hard to control in volume. You may want to insert a peaklim~ object before your final output. And for your soundfile, try to have it really "do something," instead of fading in and out. Could you please write your title, either in email or a comment to this post?
- Justin: I will look forward to hearing your work on Monday.
- Jinok & Dale: Good work. I can't wait to see the video.
- Alex: Your description sounds promising, and I'm looking forward to hearing it. Are you still using flute and percussion? Have you and Mackenzie worked together yet?
- Mackenzie: Coming along nicely. For your techno track, you may want to put in some more variety to the bass line, I thought it sounded kind of static. I'm not a techno person, but I think if you use different bass sounds, or transpose octaves, or leave it out occcasionally, your piece would have a better sense of flow. You can actually make a kind of form this way: intro, A, break, B, break2, A, etc. etc. You might also think about changing parts of your percussion a little more often than you do right now. Ask some of the other people in the class what they think.
- Dee: Looks promising, but I'm a little nervous about how ambitious your piece is. Are you willing to give up part of your plan, if necessary? Have you written out your music yet?
Adrian: Good progress, I can't wait to see the final thing.
For all of you: Please think of a title. It just occurred to me right now that we could try an iChat with me here in LA, to see how you guys are doing. My handle is stephenataylor@mac.com - go ahead and invite me at 10 am, OK?
- Daniel & John: I haven't heard any of your piece yet, or seen a score or patch. Do you have a title? I would like to see and/or hear something on Monday, please.
- Cheryl: You're making progress; I hope you have a chance to work more on your electronics. The vocoder sound can be very twitchy, and hard to control in volume. You may want to insert a peaklim~ object before your final output. And for your soundfile, try to have it really "do something," instead of fading in and out. Could you please write your title, either in email or a comment to this post?
- Justin: I will look forward to hearing your work on Monday.
- Jinok & Dale: Good work. I can't wait to see the video.
- Alex: Your description sounds promising, and I'm looking forward to hearing it. Are you still using flute and percussion? Have you and Mackenzie worked together yet?
- Mackenzie: Coming along nicely. For your techno track, you may want to put in some more variety to the bass line, I thought it sounded kind of static. I'm not a techno person, but I think if you use different bass sounds, or transpose octaves, or leave it out occcasionally, your piece would have a better sense of flow. You can actually make a kind of form this way: intro, A, break, B, break2, A, etc. etc. You might also think about changing parts of your percussion a little more often than you do right now. Ask some of the other people in the class what they think.
- Dee: Looks promising, but I'm a little nervous about how ambitious your piece is. Are you willing to give up part of your plan, if necessary? Have you written out your music yet?
Adrian: Good progress, I can't wait to see the final thing.
For all of you: Please think of a title. It just occurred to me right now that we could try an iChat with me here in LA, to see how you guys are doing. My handle is stephenataylor@mac.com - go ahead and invite me at 10 am, OK?
Monday, December 1, 2008
Concert time
We can't do the Art Museum on Thursday night, because they're closing at 5 pm. So:
-Art Museum, earlier in the day (say, 12 noon)
-or, another place - MBA?
-or, Art Museum on Saturday Dec. 13? - nix
-off-campus building? Hillel Building? John St. in Champaign across from Notes & Quotes
-Art Museum, earlier in the day (say, 12 noon)
-or, another place - MBA?
-or, Art Museum on Saturday Dec. 13? - nix
-off-campus building? Hillel Building? John St. in Champaign across from Notes & Quotes
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Final performance 12/11
Daniel and John - trumpet & trombone - no video - 2 mics - 6' - mostly written out
Cheryl - non-pitched percussion trio - 4' - video by Ming Ching
Justin - work with Ming-Ching?? - adapt M-C's patch - 4' - no video
Jinok & Dale - 2 wiimotes & video - 5' - no mics!
Alex - flute & percussion, 2 mics - 6' - maybe video
Mackenzie - techno flute, 5' - let's try for video
Dee - bass guit, wii drums, elec guit, tbn, tpt - 2 mics - M-C will do video - 6'
Adrian - electronic noise, 1 laptop, video - 4'
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
KAM on Wednesday
Just a friendly reminder that on Wednesday morning we'll be meeting at the Krannert Art Museum. Let's meet at the front door on Peabody, near the coffee shop (which is right inside).
500 East Peabody Dr
Champaign IL 61820 [view map and driving directions]
(217) 333-1861 (automated)
(217) 244-0516
Here's a slightly outdated website about the exhibition space, the Canvas, that we'll be playing in.
500 East Peabody Dr
Champaign IL 61820 [view map and driving directions]
(217) 333-1861 (automated)
(217) 244-0516
Here's a slightly outdated website about the exhibition space, the Canvas, that we'll be playing in.
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