How (not) to compose music

I made a profile in wikihow.com, and by chance, I saw this article: How to Compose Music The people who have written it out have really done a lot of effort, including pedagogical… Read More →

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Response to John Kratus' "Transitioning to Music Education 3.0" [CIC paper]

Reblogged from Matthew Thibeault: I was delighted to be invited to respond to John Kratus’ talk at the CIC/New Directions conference today at Michigan State University. My response focuses on the importance of… Read More →

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A collaborative online animation about rain and space (for it)

Join in! Contribute! Animate! Here: http://www.exquisiteforest.com/tree/730809  

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SO! Reads: Jonathan Sterne's MP3: The Meaning of a Format

Reblogged from Sounding Out!: The point that had lingered with me after first reading Jonathan Sterne’s essay “The mp3 as Cultural Artifact,” was the idea that the mp3 was a promiscuous technology. “In… Read More →

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Compositional processes and mutated chairs, – experiences from a workshop with young musicians

Watch my short ‘videoscribe’ about a workshop with 4 piano players, a guitar, a bass and a saxophone player.

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Henri Lefebvre: Audio ressources on the Web

Interview, 56’41” 1975-10-02 – Henri LEFEBVRE, sociologue : pourquoi il se définit comme “méta-philosophe”, le concept de mondialité ; ses origines, ses parents, ses rapports avec ses étudiants (allusion à Daniel COHN-BENDIT). Son… Read More →

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unmusic

“Kraptavicius’ catalog has been recognized widely, with concerts and sound-art installations all across Europe. These events have helped to develop what he calls an aesthetic of “unnecessary notes.” Hence his particular love for… Read More →

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Bikestruments, the silver return

A local workshop hosted by a red-green political party with the agenda of promoting the bike as a preferred choice for transportation. The name of the workshop was “Pimp your bike”. Fonografiti activists… Read More →

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Ich bin auch ein Fahrrad, -or- Bikescream for QRow

-or- traffic jam session Recommendation: Watch the video clip while listening to the sound: The participants made sounds with the bikestruments and formed them with their voices through the Anthropomorfer. When working with… Read More →

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Bikestruharp, – former bike now instrument

A streetimprovisation using the bikestruharp, – a streetstrument build using bike parts. Related articles Help I’m a bike. Curate me ! (akutsk.wordpress.com) Construction site interacts musically with neighbors (akutsk.wordpress.com) Building streetstruments: paint-bucket-bass, drain-trombone… Read More →

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