Feb 26th Meeting
Dojo, South Boston. Victor, Glenn, David, Martin MB.
We began with an exercise where 4 of the 5 of us was pedal on a note (forming chords) while the fifth person soloed. Then circulation, with music jumping out here and there. We worked on Third Relation for some time, first running it minus MB, then working more slowly including her (she just learned the two main lines this last week, without much time to practice). I had mis-taught her the fingering of the first bit. We looped the re-intro with 4 bars of the main melody.
A short break. We talked about how a definitive recording of Third Relation remains illusive.
Next, Martin went in the next room and did some personal work on the Hammerhead exercise, while the rest of us worked on Invention 1. David Victor and I all had the experience of the piece seeming to have rearranged itself since the last time we worked on it. We worked through most of it in sections, but still have not been able to make it straight through without train wrecking.
We played Eye of the Needle and Askesis through a couple of times. And one more time through Askesis with David listening. Some talk about upcoming gigs. David and I are both out of town next week, but Martin and MB will have a lessonish sort of meeting at Victor's house.
We began with an exercise where 4 of the 5 of us was pedal on a note (forming chords) while the fifth person soloed. Then circulation, with music jumping out here and there. We worked on Third Relation for some time, first running it minus MB, then working more slowly including her (she just learned the two main lines this last week, without much time to practice). I had mis-taught her the fingering of the first bit. We looped the re-intro with 4 bars of the main melody.
A short break. We talked about how a definitive recording of Third Relation remains illusive.
Next, Martin went in the next room and did some personal work on the Hammerhead exercise, while the rest of us worked on Invention 1. David Victor and I all had the experience of the piece seeming to have rearranged itself since the last time we worked on it. We worked through most of it in sections, but still have not been able to make it straight through without train wrecking.
We played Eye of the Needle and Askesis through a couple of times. And one more time through Askesis with David listening. Some talk about upcoming gigs. David and I are both out of town next week, but Martin and MB will have a lessonish sort of meeting at Victor's house.
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