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Composition Exercise #491

Hum the pitch that seems to come the most natural to you, and record yourself.

Do this every day over a period of time, and see if you can find your own personal center frequency.

Compose more music using that root note.


Posted on December 16, 2020November 25, 2020Tags composition, composition exercise, exercise, recording, root, self-examination, singingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #491

Composition Exercise #382

Reverse Atlas Eclipticalis I

Copy a page of music onto a sheet of transparent plastic
and place it over a map of your vicinity.

Go for a walk along where the notes fall on the map
and play or sing the corresponding pitches.

Posted on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020Tags atlas eclipticalis, composition, composition exercise, john cage, maps, singing, sound walk, walkingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #382

Composition Exercise #310

Please sing the performance contract here.

Posted on July 1, 2019July 10, 2019Tags composition, composition exercise, exercise, singingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #310

Composition Exercise #285

Sing to yourself in public more often.


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Posted on April 24, 2019April 8, 2019Tags composition, composition exercise, public, singingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #285

Composition Exercise #276

Sing yourself awake.


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Posted on April 3, 2019March 26, 2019Tags awake, composition, composition exercise, exercise, singingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #276

Composition Exercise #272

Sing your child to sleep,

then

listen yourself to sleep.


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Posted on March 25, 2019March 18, 2019Tags childrens songs, composition, composition exercise, good night, listening, nursery, singingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #272

Composition Exercise #237

Stop preaching to the choir. Just sing.


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Posted on January 2, 2019January 2, 2019Tags choir, composition, composition exercise, exercise, singingLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #237
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