Music for Dance - Drums & Piano @ The Same Time - Across the Floor (6 bar phrases)
Here is a cool little clip of my playing drums & piano at the same time for contemporary dance at NBS. This is an odd 6 bar phrase across the floor sequence so the music reflects that frame work.
Enjoy!
jaybird ~
nice one. nice percusion sounds, and n excelent choice tu muffle the tip o the stick. is this a piece of yours or an adaptation?
Thanks @drum6669 !
I rubber band the stick bc otherwise i'd ruin the congas ;) it also does create a more tribal sound (african drumming style). You get a different sound assortments such as rim clicks and rolls etc.
For this kind of work it's about 80 improvisation. Either I'm working within or over a frame work that I've come up with previously that generally support the kind of movement and/or mood of the dancing, or I come up with something completely spontaneous based on what I'm seeing.
This piece is based off of the 4 chord framework, however I have never adapted it to a 6 bar phrase or added in the in-between melodies with such density. I really started to do that more in this particular class since the Instructor really liked that style.
The odd time a dance instructor requests a specific piece. Sometimes they ask for a specific rhythm or "flavour" and so i go off that too.
If I'm collaborating with the same instructor for the same class each day, they tend to build off of the same exercises, so i end up playing the same type of music for certain stuff and then expanding on it altering it accordingly as the class develops.
It's a pretty interesting dynamic!
My favorite musician of Steemit!
Keep up the great work mate!
Cheers
@progressivechef
ha, ur too kind my friend. Will do!
enjoyed <3 you are great musician . best of luck for your future :)
Thx!
Like it :)
Nice job man, killer!