tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71024740834634766962024-03-05T02:34:17.018-07:00Whimsically Macabre MusicWhimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-88628225698718156952023-12-18T10:42:00.002-07:002024-02-18T09:35:03.806-07:00An easy way to begin improvising over the cycle of 5ths<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="318" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LRi5ev2WCKA" width="482" youtube-src-id="LRi5ev2WCKA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Free pdf: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stacyf/e/222314</div>
Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-61283673182452254282023-11-27T19:14:00.006-07:002024-02-12T12:40:28.293-07:00Cycle of 5ths Play Along in Minor Keys<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="297" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_2siC9qxZHg" width="479" youtube-src-id="_2siC9qxZHg"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Free sheet music for this pattern:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stacyf/e/219751</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>
Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-17116407015879622112023-11-25T13:55:00.004-07:002024-02-18T09:43:24.214-07:00Cycle of 5ths in C minor with 7ths tutorial, Part 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="316" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUsa_1NLTFI" width="482" youtube-src-id="aUsa_1NLTFI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Free PDF: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stacyf/e/222321</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-25845714229935819432023-11-21T07:53:00.002-07:002024-02-18T09:51:29.300-07:002 Against 3 Polyrhythm Tutorial in C Minor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="297" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kPGRbRijhPA" width="481" youtube-src-id="kPGRbRijhPA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PDF: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stacyf/e/222324</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-16122473072400327022023-11-14T08:17:00.005-07:002024-02-18T10:00:44.712-07:00Play Along Cycle of 5ths - triads in all major keys<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="322" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GHw7-jBULj0" width="472" youtube-src-id="GHw7-jBULj0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PDF: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stacyf/e/222327</div><p><br /></p>
Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-4173424665101571482023-11-07T09:39:00.002-07:002024-02-18T10:09:24.593-07:00Cycle of 5ths with 7th chords in C Major, Part 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="329" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9FVG2wgKUnk" width="481" youtube-src-id="9FVG2wgKUnk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PDF: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stacyf/e/222330</div>
Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-5107271513944244812023-10-29T11:30:00.005-06:002023-11-13T20:52:13.856-07:00Cycle of 5ths on the Piano - Part 2, C minor<p>I recommend playing this as a warm-up in the keys of the pieces you are working, or transposing it to a few different keys each day. Try making up your own broken chord pattern as well! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TGwrEXE-RzM" width="459" youtube-src-id="TGwrEXE-RzM"></iframe></div><p><br /></p>
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<iframe allow="autoplay" height="600" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QX__UKiX3QOZ3TYdXpkE1R-nxiN5NslN/preview" width="480"></iframe>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-36003171194435666052023-09-07T08:59:00.002-06:002023-09-07T08:59:25.969-06:00Disappearing, for Lumatone in 7-limit just intonation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="339" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4A07QqmrsXQ" width="474" youtube-src-id="4A07QqmrsXQ"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be performing on the Lumatone on Friday September 8th, 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;">at Leon Art Gallery as part of Playground Ensemble's Unchambered concert.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This piece is a structured improvisation centered around</div><div style="text-align: center;"> layered 3:4:5 polyrhythms. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Info and tickets: https://www.playgroundensemble.org/unchambered</div><p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-35954052245537459742023-07-07T09:29:00.004-06:002023-07-07T09:34:12.700-06:00Only the Dirge Awakens the Dance - Del Sol Quartet <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="356" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/72DL97izQrc" width="478" youtube-src-id="72DL97izQrc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was honored to be able to work with the wonderful San Francisco-based</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Del Sol Quartet again last year on my third string quartet,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Only the Dirge Awakens the Dance. The piece features asymmetrical</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rhythms and a little bit of 7-limit just intonation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The title is from a poem by my friend and sometimes collaborator,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Wayne A. Gilbert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">\breaking/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Poems are never good news until they are cried over</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The imagery lingers like nightmares daylight cannot smudge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only the dirge awakens the dance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cannot consume fiery pain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The words turn black on the sheet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their warnings fade blue on blue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the reader can inhale deeply</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unsmothering the wild winds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An alternate, longer title for this is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Only the Dirge Awakens the Dance:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baby, Are You Ready to Party? 😁</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: black; color: whitesmoke; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /></div><p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-18871921400157062512023-01-09T11:08:00.005-07:002023-01-09T11:08:32.624-07:00Nowhere, a piece in 31 equal divisions of the octave<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="325" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gHTM3Z-2yD4" width="479" youtube-src-id="gHTM3Z-2yD4"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nowhere, music by Stacy Fahrion, inspired by a poem by Wayne A. Gilbert</div><div style="text-align: center;">Recorded on a Lumatone using Pianoteq.</div><p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-22483853027170269262022-06-16T11:48:00.000-06:002022-06-16T11:48:01.825-06:00CanvasRebel Interview in which I ramble about my recent Playground commission, composing, & just intonation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DtcGKZqKEXji19X0cnt0tZCOXNVcLkdS8LV8fBDYaxsdUEx2buwxGUWJlO2OruilQTLMpJXJkJSfh-HiTzS_8NBn5TROxg2MsWr4p8Ico2YtxRiYWzxwI-2TsQl1855m9Gr4zhVctU5XhoyyBQJFBUcSJKtKqdWjZki32lKijjpzMcRjstsma7sC/s4032/Stacy%20photoshoot%20Buena%20Vista%202021%20Arkansas%20River.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DtcGKZqKEXji19X0cnt0tZCOXNVcLkdS8LV8fBDYaxsdUEx2buwxGUWJlO2OruilQTLMpJXJkJSfh-HiTzS_8NBn5TROxg2MsWr4p8Ico2YtxRiYWzxwI-2TsQl1855m9Gr4zhVctU5XhoyyBQJFBUcSJKtKqdWjZki32lKijjpzMcRjstsma7sC/w400-h300/Stacy%20photoshoot%20Buena%20Vista%202021%20Arkansas%20River.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://canvasrebel.com/meet-stacy-fahrion/" target="_blank">https://canvasrebel.com/meet-stacy-fahrion/</a> </p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-25292486668671936192022-06-02T18:56:00.001-06:002022-06-21T11:39:20.249-06:00New music: Proxima Centauri<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nqRqKr84Gco" width="483" youtube-src-id="nqRqKr84Gco"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sheet music: <a href="https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/stacy-fahrion/stacy-fahrion-proxima-centauri/" target="_blank">https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/stacy-fahrion/stacy-fahrion-proxima-centauri/</a></div><br /> <p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-25014963415026184862022-05-17T10:28:00.002-06:002022-05-17T10:29:07.667-06:00Polyrhythm Workshop! Friday, May 20, 2022, 5:30pm MDT on Zoom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdWda-VXDfe0USJo5SFIzMdFiuLCfpvo7EJOZrDIqiSTM3yLUEoK-HntLOFxUH7muss2UYEM7AUfebG2DfzuISIu1yhoQLyuWjZ7ikkxMSywts1R1EZHXtGUF5lhn6E1RqvDmX2on1faAdRpAPtlAeTGnh--Rrgw04PZtAXP1N0iFWdDJ_Ic21J02/s1080/Polyrhythm%20Workshop%20for%20IG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdWda-VXDfe0USJo5SFIzMdFiuLCfpvo7EJOZrDIqiSTM3yLUEoK-HntLOFxUH7muss2UYEM7AUfebG2DfzuISIu1yhoQLyuWjZ7ikkxMSywts1R1EZHXtGUF5lhn6E1RqvDmX2on1faAdRpAPtlAeTGnh--Rrgw04PZtAXP1N0iFWdDJ_Ic21J02/w400-h400/Polyrhythm%20Workshop%20for%20IG.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'll be giving a Zoom workshop on polyrhythms for the Festival for Creative Pianists on Friday, May 20th at 5:30pm MDT. This unique workshop will cover a new embodied method of learning polyrhythms that I have recently come up with, and I'll show various ways that you can use rhythm to inspire your improvisations and compositions. I'll be giving keyboard-specific ideas, but you could adapt them to any instrument. It's $20 to join and learn and hopefully have some fun! All participants will get a packet of excerpts from my Polyrhythms for Pianists book, as well as another Polyrhythm Dancing handout that contains a bunch of charts of polyrhythms.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Here's the link to register: <a href="https://www.festivalforcreativepianists.org/event-details/using-polyrhythms-to-inspire-improvisation-and-composition" target="_blank">https://www.festivalforcreativepianists.org/event-details/using-polyrhythms-to-inspire-improvisation-and-composition</a></span><br /> </p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-38880064929986041112022-02-18T17:33:00.002-07:002022-02-18T17:34:58.340-07:00Odin Quartet Performance!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4E8_CLOewUuPMQfxbuWyhIuOyD3eNqJqY_RWv-14dzf_XAPk57ENHkpjhDnf6TDZGiuJJ8EPy146iwq23xCgNztUZp-YurEO19sjl0sF88ZZRUUvt-mjK-m7ehkAhPkVF5B9RjEfFGjuu6np1ek5bYJVDRxApAgU8JZMZ8Wc9uH-xFY3CR4BBxf8T=s1460" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1460" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4E8_CLOewUuPMQfxbuWyhIuOyD3eNqJqY_RWv-14dzf_XAPk57ENHkpjhDnf6TDZGiuJJ8EPy146iwq23xCgNztUZp-YurEO19sjl0sF88ZZRUUvt-mjK-m7ehkAhPkVF5B9RjEfFGjuu6np1ek5bYJVDRxApAgU8JZMZ8Wc9uH-xFY3CR4BBxf8T=w400-h209" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow night, February 19th, at 6pm Mountain Time, the Toronto-based</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Odin Quartet will be giving 13 world premieres, including my piece,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Context Collapse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tune into Odin Quartet's Facebook Page for the livestream:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/odinquartet" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/odinquartet</a><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-54908016249951864832022-02-17T09:33:00.010-07:002022-02-18T17:36:00.526-07:00World Premieres on February 25th with Playground Ensemble<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhtpZWlapVYpiNemaOBaHMAeTfd9ujGbkB4ADZt5TXUVE8cx7qKDyHWOrnZKLvHP7g8COzI2ZWKK7njbuh8zA2J0heMusDNuAjj7WxN6a-2Ew0T2wvcSEqunIbnyojdSV15lCgiA6eP6nw1WkZyVf2gliqcUFrbUzKudxszJN36VQkUz70JOGCG-Vr=s1962" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1962" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhtpZWlapVYpiNemaOBaHMAeTfd9ujGbkB4ADZt5TXUVE8cx7qKDyHWOrnZKLvHP7g8COzI2ZWKK7njbuh8zA2J0heMusDNuAjj7WxN6a-2Ew0T2wvcSEqunIbnyojdSV15lCgiA6eP6nw1WkZyVf2gliqcUFrbUzKudxszJN36VQkUz70JOGCG-Vr=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="48p7k-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="48p7k-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="48p7k-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;">On Friday, February 25th at the Savoy at Curtis Park in Denver, Playground Ensemble is presenting a really special program, featuring pieces of music that involve texts by people that were or are incarcerated. The 7pm show is already sold out(!), but a 9pm show has been added, and will most likely sell out quickly too. All proceeds go to Remerg, a re-entry resource for people getting out of jail and prison.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="3br82-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3br82-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="3br82-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="6voov-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6voov-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6voov-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;">The past several months I've been working on two pieces for this program, Echoes from Inside, a collage of interviews with incarcerated people that offers a glimpse into what it feels like to be incarcerated in America, and Buried Alive, a gorgeous and devastating poem accompanied by string trio. </span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="eu02f-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eu02f-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="eu02f-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="dvqgh-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="dvqgh-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="dvqgh-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;">This is one of the most meaningful projects I've ever been involved in. I have learned so much, and felt heartbroken and been deeply touched by reading and listening to so many stories of cruelty, injustice, and resilience. I hope that if you're in the area, you'll attend. May this program change the hearts and minds of those who listen. </span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="33p9a-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="33p9a-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="33p9a-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="dlptg-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="dlptg-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="dlptg-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;">Thank you, Wayne A. Gilbert, Nathan Ybanez, and Richard vonFoerster for being such lovely humans, and for all of your help with this project, and thank you to Playground for giving me this incredible opportunity. </span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="eakgl-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eakgl-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="eakgl-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="6b7t9" data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;">For those who can't attend in person, this program will be live-streamed.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0"><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1q29h-0-0"><span><span style="background-color: #a0dadd; font-family: times;">tickets: <a href="https://www.playgroundensemble.org/" target="_blank">https://www.playgroundensemble.org/</a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-26067668024895879152021-10-26T12:36:00.000-06:002021-10-26T12:36:03.492-06:00My first string quartet! 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<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking forward to sharing the stage at the iconic Mercury Cafe </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">with two fabulous musicians, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesse Maclaine and Sara Flows! </span></div>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-24543144677683291942021-09-06T18:13:00.000-06:002021-09-06T18:13:06.358-06:00Summoning a Storm<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Eq0qMjg84ws" width="393" youtube-src-id="Eq0qMjg84ws"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summoning a Storm is in 3-limit just intonation,</h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and explores the Pythagorean comma. </h3><br /> <p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-41827036557578115292021-07-26T12:06:00.002-06:002021-07-26T12:06:16.020-06:00Interview on teaching polyrhythms with Nicola Cantan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xt3bZ-7fXfE" width="481" youtube-src-id="xt3bZ-7fXfE"></iframe></div><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Had a great time speaking to Nicola Cantan about teaching polyrhythms, and some of the ways you can use my Polyrhythms for Pianists book. Nicola is based in Dublin, and does all kinds of wonderful and inspiring work for piano teachers, and I was grateful for the opportunity to chat with her! </span><p></p>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-3847788297804139822021-06-23T14:11:00.004-06:002021-06-23T14:12:12.041-06:00Had the honour of writing this guest blog article for Colourful Keys on arranging, used Itsy Bitsy Spider as an example :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62NCe63CEkEl0_Fwa9dEZ1KxwCUYY9eHg3BamCYGWJXZx3DS6F8A8O9C4Ute9kBj6arIglbaTe4yIyeOArPFWRMNaQ3QfKvKpHdrRUj7kGjm2I5oJiifuc_qOIOXfKp1YwfgKcnQEnIw/s1200/Teaching-Piano-Music-Arranging-in-4-Easy-Steps-facebook-1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62NCe63CEkEl0_Fwa9dEZ1KxwCUYY9eHg3BamCYGWJXZx3DS6F8A8O9C4Ute9kBj6arIglbaTe4yIyeOArPFWRMNaQ3QfKvKpHdrRUj7kGjm2I5oJiifuc_qOIOXfKp1YwfgKcnQEnIw/s400/Teaching-Piano-Music-Arranging-in-4-Easy-Steps-facebook-1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://colourfulkeys.ie/teaching-piano-arranging/">https://colourfulkeys.ie/teaching-piano-arranging/</a></div>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-55859947868757776322021-04-01T20:16:00.000-06:002021-04-01T20:16:59.295-06:00Polyrhythmic Pieces for Piano Album Now Available<iframe
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Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-27304808202691766612021-02-28T17:10:00.000-07:002021-02-28T17:11:00.820-07:00Khanda Etude in Janus 11-limit tuning - Stacy Fahrion<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/M8nc7PkPLII" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M8nc7PkPLII/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">This piece is loosely based on a korvai that BC Manjunath taught in the 2020 International Rhythm Course. The left hand is consistently a 5-beat pattern, while the right hand is doing its own thing.
The tuning is The Janus Scale, the same 11-limit tuning from Paul Johnson that I used for my last piece, Floating, but this piece is centered a tritone away on B-flat instead of E. Since it's called The Janus Scale, I wanted to write a contrasting piece to pair with Floating. </span></div>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-33620864994370471842021-02-21T09:21:00.008-07:002021-02-21T09:21:42.870-07:00Floating - Stacy Fahrion (7-limit subset of 11-limit tuning)<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/c-Ay3XzpbGg" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Floating uses Paul Johnson's 11-limit Janus lattice, but I didn't play any of the 11-limit notes. It's in E Phrygian/mostly E minor pentatonic, and the left hand pattern is 11 beats long throughout. The right hand begins with 2 against 3, then 3 against 4, then 4 against 5, and after a slightly contrasting section, returns the way it came.
Thanks for listening to my tuning explorations, and thanks to my teachers, Jacob Adler and Michael Harrison, for being such lovely and inspiring humans and musicians.
Recorded on Modartt Pianoteq Steinway D/Nord Piano.</span></div>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102474083463476696.post-13434867352618243132021-02-21T09:14:00.001-07:002021-02-21T09:18:36.963-07:00Exuberance - Stacy Fahrion<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ENeUuqvE2lg" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Exuberance is beauty." ~William Blake (one of the more perplexing phrases from Proverbs of Hell)
A few days ago, I programmed Michael Harrison's 7-limit Revelation tuning into Pianoteq, and I feel like I could spend years just experimenting with this particular tuning. I began by playing excerpts of his gorgeous, mind-blowing piece, Revelation, and then veered off into improvising with the tuning a bit. This is the first thing I came up with, and Michael Harrison's tuning is really what makes it sound cool. At the very least, it's fun to play.
Find out more about Michael Harrison and his music here: </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.michaelharrison.com/">https://www.michaelharrison.com/</a></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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(Watch for my album, Polyrhythmic Pieces for Piano,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"> coming very soon!)</span></div>Whimsically Macabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592926171807673489noreply@blogger.com