Please remember to bring your laptop to class tomorrow (Monday), for we'll start by having you fill out course evaluations. Here are some good things to know about course evaluations:
- As with any other writing, the more specific you are, the better. If something was very valuable for you, or if you have a suggestion or complaint, be as clear and descriptive as you can.
- When faculty are being reviewed for tenure and/or promotion, every evaluation is read by two different committees, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and sometimes the President. They really do matter.
- I read them all and appreciate the feedback. I always learn something.
In our group project, we are experimenting with polymetric cycles (i.e., different meters happening at the same time), and with a piece that is partially composed and partially improvised. One of the most famous minimalist pieces is Terry Riley's "In C," the score for which I distributed in class on Friday. If you click on that link, you can download both the score (if you've misplaced it) and the performance instructions.
To me, it's a really fascinating way of organizing people musicking together. So here are several different versions:
Finally, here's the original recording:
Amazing how differently it can be done! Listen/watch to a bit of each and post a comment.
