Soundpainting Ensemble at FSU
Soundpainting is a live composing language developed by Walter Thompson in the 1970s-80s. It uses a vocabulary of hand signs and gestures given by a "soundpainter" (like a conductor, but more like a live composer) to a group of performers; musicians, dancers, actors, visual artists- who respond in real time. Unlike a conductor leading a piece that's already written, the soundpainter is actively composing on the spot. Each gesture tells performers what to do- things like "improvise," "add a new layer," "everyone repeat what you just heard," "change dynamics," or "freeze." The performers interpret and respond immediately, so the same set of signs can produce a completely different piece every single time depending on who's performing and what choices they make in the moment. The mission of this ensemble is to encourage more intuitive, stress-free music-making amongst music majors and non-majors.
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Soundpainting is a live composing language developed by Walter Thompson in the 1970s-80s. It uses a vocabulary of hand signs and gestures given by a "soundpainter" (like a conductor, but more like a live composer) to a group of performers; musicians, dancers, actors, visual artists- who respond in real time. Unlike a conductor leading a piece that's already written, the soundpainter is actively composing on the spot. Each gesture tells performers what to do- things like "improvise," "add a new layer," "everyone repeat what you just heard," "change dynamics," or "freeze." The performers interpret and respond immediately, so the same set of signs can produce a completely different piece every single time depending on who's performing and what choices they make in the moment. The mission of this ensemble is to encourage more intuitive, stress-free music-making amongst music majors and non-majors.
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Soundpainting Ensemble at FSU
Soundpainting is a live composing language developed by Walter Thompson in the 1970s-80s. It uses a vocabulary of hand signs and gestures given by a "soundpainter" (like a conductor, but more like a live composer) to a group of performers; musicians, dancers, actors, visual artists- who respond in real time. Unlike a conductor leading a piece that's already written, the soundpainter is actively composing on the spot. Each gesture tells performers what to do- things like "improvise," "add a new layer," "everyone repeat what you just heard," "change dynamics," or "freeze." The performers interpret and respond immediately, so the same set of signs can produce a completely different piece every single time depending on who's performing and what choices they make in the moment. The mission of this ensemble is to encourage more intuitive, stress-free music-making amongst music majors and non-majors.