What happens when I sit down at my #Kawai #DigitalPiano and decide to just...play whatever and manage to capture my random musical ramblings? Apparently, this! I'd love to see what you fine folks think! However, as much of an asshole as this may make me seem, please do try to send only constructive feedback, as I have neither the time, nor the inclination to deal with snarky, belligerent, impertinent or other unpleasant or unhelpful responses. #audio #Piano #Improvization
Jamming on electric guitar… I think this one I've just recorded is pretty typical of me just having fun, breaking the rules (looped chord progression in D minor, but then, melody-wise that's the one with all the notes, right?), while still trying to keep things as musical as possible. This is just guitar > pedal board > mixer > DAW. For the strumming I did blend in some piezo on top of the Fluence neck pickup.
#ExperimentalMusic #Improvisation #Improvization
Another metal-glass-water #improvisation of soundtracky quality. Recently I've started putting my phone on record next to the cristal when playing, just in case I come up with something worth sharing. I think when this thingy emerged, my hands or the glass rods weren't wet enough, so you can hear some extra friction side-noises. #Improvization #ExperimentalMusic
An #improvisation on the cristal, which as per usual filled the room with its lovely growling; well, it's nicknamed Hydra for various reasons after all. Also very soundtrack-like once again. In case you want to learn more about the #instrument, have a look at the thread I did on it last year, which includes some photos and other recordings. This one: https://the-crossroads-inn.com/@cassana/113532297426846243
#ExperimentalMusic #Improvization
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Attached: 2 images Recently I had the unexpected opportunity to explore these uncommon instruments, which look like a mad scientist got creative with metal and glass, right? Oh, and water is an essential ingredient too. These are known by various names, most notably l'orgue de verre (glass/crystal organ), cristal (Baschet), and (modern) euphone. Two of them dwelt in my living room for 36+ hours; one a 10-note, thee other a 24-note model. 1/9 #Music #Musicology #ExperimentalMusic #MusicalInstrument #Instrument

The Crossroads Inn

Chris Gethard’s Lessons on #Improv

https://castingfrontier.com/blog/chris-gethards-lessons-on-improv/

Improv is based on a respectful and encouraging #mindset. Gethard insists, ā€œThe key to improv is always #listening. It’s #embracing. It’s #positivity. It’s hearing things and not shutting them down. It’s trying to find ways to make them work.

#actors #acting #audition #improvization

Chris Gethard’s Lessons on Improv - Casting Frontier

Chris Gethard shares how the lessons he learned through improv help his comedic acting skills and enrich his personal relationships.

Casting Frontier
I felt like doing and #Improvisation on kantele. This wonderful zither from #Finland is simply magical and atmospheric. In fact, in old Karelian tradition, improvising was called soittaa omaa mahtia (playing one's own power) and may have had altered state uses. I personally find it very meditative, and often tell people it's the *only* #Instrument I've nearly played myself to sleep with (not exaggerating). This is played on a Lovikka 10-string.
#Music #WorldMusic #Ethnomusicology #Improvization
And bonus toot! Putting my money where my mouth is. Here's a Hitzaz taxim on tzourƔs. I'm basically improvising using all of what I've talked about and then some. Playing taximia (which I haven't been doing long) is difficult, and something that is a life-long practice, so I'm not too worried about several "ccold" moments, i.e., bits that are aesthetically a bit meh. That's part of the game. #Improvisation #Improvization
Felt in the mood for some #drone this morning, which often means I'm grabbing the Innato or Huaca. In this case it was the latter. If you don't know about those, though I've tooted about them several times, they're triple-chambered ocarinas. Here's an #audio clip of its unique meditative sound. Still working on circular breathing though. #Music #Improvisation #Improvization #Meditation #Ocarina
Believe it or not, but this #improvisation is played on #guitar. I've decided to name it ""Wen a guitar dreams (of not being a guitar)". Well, given that I put a loose bronze bridge on there, named the Passerelle bridge, it transforms the guitar into a zither-like #instrument with 12 bendable notes and a slight "buzzy" quality. I tuned this purely by ear and aesthetic choice. #Music #AcousticGuitar #Improvization #ExperimentalMusic #Musodons @khomus

In celebration of the first day of arguments in Don Snoreleone’s trial, here’s my buddy Steve Kimock and Zero in what many consider the definitive version of Cole’s Law.

Tone to die for.

https://youtu.be/AfihUDLl3i8

#mastomusic #guitar #improvization

Zero - Cole's Law/Tangled Hangers - Gunnerz Pub, Iowa City, IA 9/19/97 (Audio Only)

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