Evening everyone!
Sorry for the delay since my last blog, its been quite a busy few days in addition to my weekend work, so my free time has been spent digesting all we have done and allowing my brain to wind down. Feeling quite refreshed after today’s work and a lovely bath so lets get down to business.
We are now into our final creation week with our new piece, Missing Pages, and it’s certainly starting to take shape. Having worked extensively on movements 1,3 and sections of 4, to the beautiful string sonata score by Ravel the previous week, we began this morning by tackling movement 2. We were tasked initially to listen closely and see if we could identify familiar musical phrasings that have been explored in the other sections of music. This proved quite difficult to begin with, yet after listening all together we began to notice points within the score that were familiar. The music has shown itself to be very clever yet simple in its treatment and development in each section. I still find it incredible that such a rich, expressive and emotive piece of music only uses two instruments.
It has been so helpful using the written score as a visual aid alongside listening to the music on the sound system or our ipods. It gives you an added layer to draw upon as you can see the changes in dynamics, how subtle or strongly notes are played to sections of music that are developments of each other, mirrored or in contrast. I find that it allows you to understand the music in a much deeper sense and will in turn inform how you execute movement in its physical exertion to its intention. I hope to be able to continue working like this and am eager to learn more, it has even reawakened my desire to play music, I might just have to bring my violin out from its hiding place in the attic and maybe I’ll finally pluck up the courage to learn the harp, my favourite instrument. will keep you posted 🙂
Looking forward to seeing the week through and bring the pieces to its completion. still lots to do and things to work on so here’s to a busy week.
Chat soon,
ttfn,
Mike 🙂