Tuesday, March 4, 2008

23 Jan 2008, #9. Fez - 4m10s

After "Deerstalker" and "Newsboy," I needed some consonance, some tonal simplicity. This whole piece is E flat Ionian (major scale).

It is also a good example of my least favorite tendency as a pianist, which is to rush things. If you listen to this (and many of the other improvs I've posted), you'll hear a marked increase in the tempo over the course of the piece. I get excited — I don't know if I can help it. I wonder if I should play with a metronome next time.




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Recorded on January 23rd, 2008, at Peace Church of the Brethren, in Portland, OR, with a Zoom H4 Digital Recorder. Edited with Audacity music software.

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