Two days ago in class, we talked about what could be missing in our project and we evaluated ourselves against the criteria that will be used to evaluate us. I realized that I wasn’t as far behind as I thought and that I could possibly conclude this project pretty soon.
I’m now working on a new sketch (my 6th) and it’s this one that is inspired by what I thought would become my final piece. I’m currently using some of my chaotic recordings to create a messy introduction. For this I’ve taken as inspiration the 2nd movement of Shostakovich’s string quartet no. 8. It’s full of short chromatic runs that really bring out the element of chaos. I’ve recorded some of these scales on the piano to incorporate to the beginning of this sketch. Next, I need to work on how the peaceful section enters and the chaos dies away. After I’m done with this sketch, I’ll be ready to begin working on my final piece.
In case you’re unfamiliar with him, here’s an image of this incredible composer.
On a different note, yesterday, we talked about our new project, the self-initiated one, and I started to think a bit about what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to score a minute or two of a film but add something creative to make it stand out more but I feel like I can’t seem to concentrate properly due to this project still being unfinished. I will work to finish my sketches from this project so I clear my head a little bit.
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