Thursday, January 27, 2011

25 Symbols or Less!

Oh Pierre!

(Ashley DiStefano Mary Catherine Peter Di Tenório DeAntonio/Eric Haltmeier/Paul Scea)



Landmarks [“L” in one hand and a number of fingers in the other]

Predetermine Groups

Particular Modes

Endings

Anything else



Intuitive Musical Calls (some borrowed from Soundpainting)

Start [conduct]

Stop [ conduct]

You [point to person]

With [cross forearms]

Continue [false start in football]

Drone [straight line palm down horizontal movement]

Change what you are doing [letter C]

Up or Down [back of hands up or down]

Freedom [make a diamond with both hands]

Audio Stutter [fist on palm/fist off palm to start and stop](= Soundpainting “Stab-Freeze”)

Hit [short conducting motion]

Like Instruments [mimic instrument, as in play air trombone to indicate all trombones]

Sound Memories [point to head and hold up finger](3 maximum)

Groove [finger snapping]

Swing [like a yo-yo]

Extended Techniques [fists together then pull fists apart horizontally]

Spiraling [forefinger up and spiraling motion](“ordered cartoon trades”)

Events [“E” with fingers + number of events in the other hand]

Long/Short [distance between thumb and forefinger]



Fader

tempo [“T” followed by fader]

volume [“V” followed by fader]




Notes:

Wizard/Monkees/Performers

Finished Audio Product/Separate Video and Audio

10-20 players per group

multiple 8 minute pieces


TO DO:

1 Get Arthur up to speed-he's onboard now. He need the finished piece to begin rehearsal. I'll take care

of that via Skype.


2 Complete notion of columns -DONE


3 Create symbols – Are we there?


4 Come up with individual rehearsal schedules

5 Determine tech rehearsal

6 Determine dress rehearsal

7 Determine performance date



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