month of music: 03/29/20

Sunday, 29 March 2020

Awaken - for Solo Shō

Pdf here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/emb117x9bxhbef3/Awaken%20-%20Full%20Score.pdf?dl=0

A project I've had on the shelf for a while is to write a piece for string quartet and shō, so I thought I'd use this piece to test out some of the ideas I'm thinking about.

Shō demonstration others might find useful!

Hey folks, check out this video demo for composers!! Super handy! The shō has such a beautiful sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpr1F1dZt0

Here's what I wrote today, using quite a lot of the vibrato effect she demonstrates in the video. That effect isn't in the document Henry linked for us, so I hope he won't mind doing it!!

What is Month Of Music?

Month of Music is a yearly month-long challenge where composers come together online to get inspired, share what they're working on, and work out the compositional muscle. The nature of "challenge" is highly individual. Composers are encouraged to take part in this challenge in whatever way best fits their own creative processes and life circumstances.

This year COVID-19 leaves many of us, composers and performers alike, looking for ways to connect and be expressive, so we're introducing performer collaborations.

The ultimate goal of Month of Music is to create a social space to encourage the creation of new music.

the piece I wrote after that last post lol sorry

Sunday, 29 March 2020

Awaken - for Solo Shō

Shō demonstration others might find useful!