Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving

Status: 
Due Date: 
190922

Description

New composition, initially intended for ATUS/LATI 2019 Recital but is becoming more ambitious.  Hope to eventually have many versions and tour the piece to really polish the piece, like Jack Bazaar.

STRUCTURE

Crash 1
Groove 1
Crash 2
Groove 2
Crash 3 (extended)
Groove 3

 

TO-DOs

  • Write the "ender" phrase
    1. Piece together bits from videos
    2. Use the "strike hierarchy" idea if it's helpful
    3. Test in the studio
    4. Rewrite the backing track to match if necessary
  • Find purpose for Grooves 1, 2 or build everthing around 3
  • Create a map of the OT tracks
  • Bank 1, Part 1, Pattern(s):
         T1:
         T2:
         T3:
         T4:
         T5:
         T6:
         T7:
         T8:
       ...
  • Try Leanna's poem recording on OT
    Get Mom and Nicki input on poem
    Add audio files to "slots", 100~?
    Slice the audio files
    Assign to Patterns, determine voicing / effects
    Who reads? (one / many, whisper / loud)
    pitch shift?
    filter
    timestretch
    pan
  • Write remaining draft parts
  • Prep course plan
    total classes
    bullet points for each class
    Prep class 1
    think through material, then student experience
    schedule hard stuff first?
    create homework assignment (audio, video, notation for aspiring performers)

Pitfalls

Risk of failure: 
Lose passion for bass part, overall piece before the piece is done.
Solution: 
As the material grows familiar, constantly search for new reasons to be excited.