Field Mappings @FieldMappings

Field Mappings, by composer Ryan Ross Smith, is an exercise to create graphic scores within the text/image limitations of Twitter. ryanrosssmith.com Fremont Center, NY Joined January 2013

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Field Mappings @FieldMappings

6 years ago

Subtle change is fine, but it's never enough. Have intention in what you do. Play it loud and repeat. Ignore this score, it is terribly useless.

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6 years ago

Take your instrument to some very dark and gross places. Take it to the max. Anything less is truly unacceptable.

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6 years ago

@SteinnGudmundur Nice!

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6 years ago

Filling even half the space is too much sometimes. Not in this case. In this case it is perfect.

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6 years ago

Build tiny walls. Separate the crunchy leaves from the crunchier leaves. Store the not-so-crunchy leaves elsewhere, quite far from the tiny wall. Keep it that way. Duration: long but not too long.

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6 years ago

Play Rock Piece by Pauline Oliveros. Use boulders and machinery.

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6 years ago

Incorporate bird shadows into your music. Use sparingly and contempuously.

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6 years ago

Let the good ideas overtake the cracks in the bad ones. Accelerate slowly.

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6 years ago

Collect temporary materials in temporary objects for use in temporary performance practices that include temporary friends.

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6 years ago

Get dirty. Play something clean. Get clean. Play something reeeaalllll dirty.

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6 years ago

Play 46 seconds of glorious noise. Repeat as long as is necessary. Variation: precede with 45 seconds in which you bang your head against the wall.

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6 years ago

Build a bridge across a lake. Cross that bridge. Loudly reflect upon the failures of others from the opposite side of the lake. Burn that bridge immediately.

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Build a structure that contains 4 rooms, each with a single speaker in the corner. Play a quiet sound in each room, so quiet that anyone who is present would need to move very close to the corner to hear it. Encourage listeners to move to different rooms rarely and inconsistently

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6 years ago

Look closely. There IS a staff. Do the thing one does with graphic scores that have vague staff lines. Credit me. I own you.

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6 years ago

Pull the dead behind you with spider silk. Experiment with different surfaces. Call it a parade. Secure sponsorship.

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6 years ago

Find something old and broken. Turn it into an instrument and put out a call for scores. No cash prize but a performance is promised. Variation: turn it into a theme park ride. Charge admission. Buy insurance.

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6 years ago

Frown indefinitely

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6 years ago

Make music on your own. If someone else tries to make music with you, politely ask them to respect your privacy. If they continue trying to make music you, ask them to get off your lawn. It is not necessary to have a lawn, but you must be convincing.

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6 years ago

Start with a verb. Add a noun. Take a breath. Subtract a verb. Add a noun. Add a verb. Take a breath. Add a verb. Subtract a noun. Take a breath. Add a noun. Add a verb. Take a breath. Subtract a noun. Take a breath. Keep going for a while. Speak quietly. Make button sounds.

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6 years ago

Start a music school. Hold auditions. Accept everyone. Charge a lot, but only charge those that require a piece of paper to justify the value of their studies. Everyone else attends for free.