Part 1 (1 hour) Setup

Jump right in. The first hour will be exploring the Array Studio collection of instruments, building a 'station' that cmbines colors and ranges of your choosing!

Rick will be on hand to point out the possibilities of these setups in terms of:

Warm Up

Textural ambience
Rhythm in 4/4
Rhythm in 12/8 (includes an introduction to West African bell patterns)

BREAK

Part 3 (1.5 hours) More Rhythm Excersises and Improvisation detailing:

Polyrhythms

2 against 3, 3 against 4, 3 against 5, 5 against 8, etc
Accented subdivisions 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 and more groupings and grooves ie 2+2+2+3, 2+2+2+3+3

Recording Group Composition and Performance

A discussion of the workshop will lead to a selection of excersises from the previous two hours. These will be recorded for each participant to take home.

End of day