Friday, March 19, 2010

More Things On All The Things

 What are the circles with the letters and arrows for? Here’s a second study on all the things you are which will attempt to demonstrate. Every 8 bars makes use of a different circle as well as a different type of voicing.


Bars 1-8: A=3, B=5, C=7
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Bars 9-16: A=1,B=5,C=7
hmm... interesting how the arrow from A to B turns out to be a common tone.

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17-24: A=1 B=2 C=3
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24-28: A=1 B=3 C=7
surprisingly normal
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29-32: A=1 B=3 C=7
why did I switch so soon besides trying to fit all the circles into one chorus?
why would the last circle be hard to finger with the chromatic movement of the bass line harmony?
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33-36: A= 1 B=4 C=7
Does this break the pattern? Or is there voice crossing? Wouldn’t these voicings sound great sung by a choir?
What's the lesson about following directions (especially your own)?

Sunday, March 14, 2010

All The Things (3 notes)

Makes use of various three note structures. Will make more sense with bass player or on piano with bass note. The whole point, at least for me at the moment, of exploring three note textures, is to assume that they are being played in a group or at least duet setting.