composition exercise – Page 25 – a hundred quirky legs

Composition Exercise #314

Origami instruments.

Origami scores.

Origami chords.

Origami timelines.

Origami ears.

Listen to the sound of your own footsteps for as long as you can.

Research the production and the ecological footprint of musical hardware.

Write a piece based on your findings.

How many silences can you hear right this moment? What are they?

Please sing the performance contract here.

Compose sound effects for the skeuomorphic user interface of your music software:

A creaking sound for turning a knob.

A raspy screech for moving a slider.

A soft thump for hitting a button.

Mine the Terms of Use of music software

for raw materials for your lyrics.

Include carbon offsetting for all travel and shipping in your project budget.

Refrain from saying “This would make for a great album cover!” when a visual artist shows you their new work.

Use your stage rider as a graphic score.