a hundred quirky legs – Page 38 – composing the fantastic with concepts and computers

Composition Exercise #201

Build a fractal instrument.

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Sing the liner notes.

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Take AJ Jacobs’ Thanks a thousand concept

and apply it to your favourite piece of music gear.

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Misheard melodies.

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Produce a broadway adaptation of Max Neuhaus’ LISTEN.

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Sing and perform Meshuggah’s „Born in Dissonance“ with a pacifier in your mouth.

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Listen with your ears closed.

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Electronic musicians,

learn to play an acoustic instrument

so you’re prepared for a time after a reliable electric grid.

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Use distortion on everything except the guitars.

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Write a Thank You letter to someone who influenced your own growth as an artist.

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