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Resonant Thoughts: Richard W. Hamming’s “The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn” (1997)
“How are you to recognize ‘fundamentals’? One test is they have lasted a long time. Another test is from the fundamentals all the rest of the field can be derived by using the standard methods in the field” (9). “Creativity seems, among other things, to be ‘usefully’ putting together things which were not perceived to… Continue reading
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Fragments: Musical Advice 2
(Saphhos’ poem “An Old Age” [lines 9-20]. Papyrus from 3 cent. B.C.) Don’t wait for permission. Max out what you can accomplish in one session because a session is focused time, and therefore, precious. Incorporate one novel element or technique into each track. Novelty is your leading edge that extends alongside the music. Gradually and… Continue reading
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Database: Barbara Braccini On Spending Hours Recording And Using A Few Seconds
“…this one synth that I spent so much time on that I loved, an Udo Super 6. I would record the signal on Logic, but I wouldn’t even think of the computer. I wasn’t even facing it. It felt very nice to just jam and play around with it. I would spend hours on that… Continue reading
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Musical Remodeling as Defamiliarizing
Recently I’ve been remodeling music I haven’t yet released. I like the original tracks as they are, but remodeling is an opportunity to build a surprise, a chance to hear what happens when one’s prior work is bracketed and used as material for new music. The most exciting part of remodeling is defamiliarizing a track… Continue reading
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