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IMPROVISATION: Practice of diatonic sequences
To practice sequences I suggest this: Keep the same sequence – Chord with long notes – Add phrase – Add a figuration of long and short values – Add a figuration of short values – Imitate the figuration (question/answer) – End with long chords trying to add passing chords or dissonances (suspensions) – Repeat the…
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TEMPLATE :Less Companies = Less Trouble
Less companies means less trouble , if you already found the best instruments to work with in few companies
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ANALYSIS: Ãœbung
Beobachte die Kadenz und die Verwendung von zwei verschiedenen Texten gleichzeitig. Welche Alternative passt am besten zum Beispiel?Â
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Communication & Organisation
Earlier I had the Zoom, or Discord. But it looks that i can centralize all communicaiton related to music lessons on Patreon. The only issue is that i have to pay Patreon…BUt let’s test this! I discovered now that – sadly! – i can´t text free members.  I gonna open a tier for the current…
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Draft of a Learning Program for Composers
Here you see some notes of me trying to systematize a course and routine of daily practice for composers, with focus on improvisation and exercises on keyboard. I started this before teaching a student last year with a 4 lessons per week programm. Different than other teachers, i focus on the simple but beautiful aspects…
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EARTRAINING: Dominant seventh chord with lowed ninth
Tag the time stamp of the chord
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IMPROVISATION: Ricercare a 3 – Sing all Voices
Example of Ricercare improvisation. Essential to develop counterpoint skills instead of pseudo counterpoint.
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Using Climax for a Surprising Timbre
Finally i find a very clear example of a technique I used a lot, and in some sense discovered alone. This is: to add a new instrument when another group of instruments reach its peak. The attention of the listener is distracted with the tutti, and will be surprised by the way another unexpected sound…
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ANALYSIS: Ultra simple monodic prelude
https://youtu.be/jtEFqO4IxtY?si=N8izBK-AvSDT6uqI This is an interesting situation: the piece might sound empty for piano, because we expect always more out of piano music. But if he sets the same piece as to be played by an ethnic instrument, included ethnic virtual instrument, I guess it will sound better. If the composer would want to keep this for piano…