[NewMusic] Skronkathon 07

[Cypod]

I would plug up my ears whether it was from a laptop or clarinet,
those high tones are painful. From my days of acoustical research,
I've found that creating room resonance, or standing waves, is easier
with the bass drones rather than short high pitched bursts.



On 7/19/07, George Cremaschi <gcremaschi at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> mr ingalls wrote:
>
> >it's interesting that i get a lot of people interpreting that
> >high stuff as confrontational or agressive or emotional... -- i don't think
> >a laptop musician playing the same tones
> >would get the same reaction
>
> Well I'm not playing a laptop, just actual oscillators, and
> love doing loud high-pitched things, and have really
> bummed out a few people in the process, so I'm guessing
> some folks have more physical tolerance than others in this
> regard (or more hearing loss...).
>
>
> >when the music starts sucking is when you start thinking about showing off
> >your cool licks.
>
> Often, this is quite true. For better or worse, I've reached
> the point where the second I notice someone's 'technique'
> is the point where I begin disliking the music. To me,
> "dude, so-and-so can play the shit out of the tuba"
> is a young statement. A true 'master' makes selfless music -
> if there's a lot of 'technique' on display, then maybe there's
> not enough music...
>
> -George
>
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