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Searches That Brought You Here
• Russell Hartenberger Steve Reich. This search brought you to my post on Hartenberger’s stellar book, Performance Practice in the Music Of Steve Reich. In my post I wrote: “As I read Performance Practice I was struck by the similarities between its flow and the gradual unfolding of Reich’s music. The smooth surface of Hartenberger’s… Continue reading
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Lessons From Dilla 7: Master A Single Instrument
Dilla used just a single instrument to make his tracks. Continue reading
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Driving Hi Hats
I noticed the sound while driving flipping through radio stations listening to new york’s hottest hip hop and r & b not from back then but from the edge of right now a soundtrack to the road’s present I keep pursuing over the horizon I noticed the hi hats chattering in double-time sixteenth and thirty-second… Continue reading
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Fulcrum
fulcrum – the point on which a lever pivots; a thing that plays an essential role in an activity (from Latin fulcire “to prop up”) While the implements percussionists use—sticks and mallets and other kinds of beaters—are imperfect constructions, there are ways of holding these implements that feel closer to perfect. The key is finding… Continue reading
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Musical Analogy
To know how a music works over time notice it aimed years later somewhere else and far away in a Target or Macy’s where the song has you under its fluorescence tingeing the silence as a woman sniffs diffusers comparing the feeling of lavender and matcha and Howard in returns (his ears are huge) takes… Continue reading
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Lessons From Dilla 6: Snare Drum Resonance Is Your Friend
Snare drum resonance is your friend. Continue reading
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Arrows Of Attention: Sports Talk As Creative Self-Help
I hung in there. I hit some Quality shots. I gave myself some chances. I had a good routine and a good process—just sticking to the same old deal. I just need to trust my shots. I had some good looks today. I need to make sure I’m in the right frame of mind, trusting… Continue reading
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Creative Strategies: Multiples
multiple—having or involving several parts, parts, or members One of the most useful concepts in creative work is the concept of multiples. There’s no hidden meaning here—multiple simply means having several parts—but there is hidden power. The way to apply the multiple concept to your work is simple: conceive of and build multiple versions of… Continue reading
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