{"id":77,"date":"2021-04-05T13:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainsleyphillipsprojects.com\/blog\/?p=77"},"modified":"2021-04-05T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:36:30","slug":"the-musical-side-of-the-audio-visual-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainsleyphillipsprojects.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/05\/the-musical-side-of-the-audio-visual-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"The Musical Side of the Audio Visual Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As things are opening up and people are working out ways of adapting the way they are going to deliver projects, Emma and I are planning our approach to our jamming with audio visual projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am thinking of how\u00a0best to facilitate the music side of the jam.\u00a0Along with all the\u00a0pre-prepared\u00a0instruments we will be inviting people to come along with any musical instrument.\u00a0This\u00a0is intentional as\u00a0the jamming approach is\u00a0all about\u00a0people\u00a0coming along and\u00a0making\u00a0something\u00a0together in the moment\u00a0with very little need to control things. My role as musician is to\u00a0use my\u00a0knowledge\u00a0and facilitating skills\u00a0to avoid a\u00a0cacophony\u00a0of clashing notes,\u00a0and sounds,\u00a0and to enable everyone to have\u00a0a pleasant\u00a0and harmonious experience.\u00a0To this end,\u00a0I am revising and expanding my knowledge\u00a0on\u00a0how different instruments interact with each other\u00a0and the language used.\u00a0There will be people in the session\u00a0ranging from those\u00a0who have never played an instrument before\u00a0to\u00a0people\u00a0who have focused on little else since a young age,\u00a0so I need to make the\u00a0session\u00a0accessible to all.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping everything to fit together<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I intend to use the same scale or set of usable notes, such as the C pentatonic scale, on all instruments as this is a great way of bringing everyone together to make a harmonious sound. So, I need to consider how different instruments could become part of this pentatonic space.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a person came along with a mandolin, cello, violin or viola, the open strings are the notes that belong to the C pentatonic scale. As long as the strings were plucked or bowed, on open strings, the sound would fit nicely into what else was going on. There is a lot to explore with long notes and rhythmical playing and setting parameters of usable notes can still be an enjoyable challenge for the most accomplished musician. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wind and Brass instruments would have the same notes to play with but as some are at different pitches they would need to transpose to come together. A skilled guitarist would know the chords that fit with C pentatonic and would be able to contribute wonderfully in E, A, D, G, B, E (low to high) tuning. Alternatively the open strings can be retuned to D,A,D,G,A,D (low to high) for example and create some great sounds just playing with the open strings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a great opportunity for everyone to explore improvising. Many musicians have perfected the art of reading music but not had the inclination to improvise. So this is a way for all the participants to get together on a more level playing field.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder what instruments will turn up? I would love to hear your thoughts and any ideas you may have that will help people with such a wide range of skills and abilities to make a beautiful sound together and have a great jamming experience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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