160926-1715

160926-1715

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2016-09-26 23:58
Time in Studio: 
2016-09-26 17:15 to 19:03

Regular, weekly practice.  Tired going into it but productive all the same, thanks to KM and BO.

Instrument: 
Minutes On Instrument: 
80
Other Participants: 
Kaz Mogi
Blaine O'Brien
Notes: 

21 improv practice.  Started with goal of matching "don da su su don da su su" and not worrying about the rest.  Wasn't quite as inspiring as I'd hoped... might do better doing that to recorded groove where I'm not worrying about keeping it interesting for others.

Moved on to exploring all sorts of interesting ideas.  BO wondered if it sounds good to play a 7-7-7 pattern over the 5-5-4-7 of the ji.  It *was* satisfying, so we each developed a 7 groove.  We then worked out a "diminishment" concept to go from the fullest sound (one person on 21 w/ quarter note ride, one person on their individual 7-7-7 pattern, one person improvising) to everyone playing only the high notes of the 21 groove.  Diminishment order: improv, ride, 7 pattern, anything remaining.

Instrument: 
Minutes On Instrument: 
20
Other Participants: 
Kaz Mogi
Blaine O'Brien
Notes: 

Reviewed BO grooves and revisited the goal of transitioning gently between them.  Progression: orig. pattern, "raw" (only the essential hits) -> orig. pattern w/ 16th notes -> new pattern w/ 16th notes -> new pattern, "raw".

BO thought maybe this would be sufficiently interesting, even without improvisation.