Eastville Residency
Tamsin voice
Month: September 2016
Portable Raspberry Pi Set Up
Documentation of my Pi set up
Arpeggio Syncopations
I confess to having an addiction to studying flamenco guitar. One of the recurring features that fascinates me is the way phrases are syncopated, for example you may get an arpeggio in cycles of 3 over a count of 4 so the accented notes get displaced. Its quite hard to explain and I will do a
Στοιχεῖα
Στοιχεῖα is a dual Euclidean Sequencer. It algorithmically generates rhythmic sequences from an input trigger signal. The name (Στοιχεῖα, Stoicheia, or Elements) comes from the title of Euclid’s book Elements in which the algorithm was first described. http://www.rebeltech.org/products/stoicheia/
Txalaparta workshop
Wikipedias article on the Txalaparta starts with a description of it as an instrument for communication. So when the opportunity for a workshop with Enrike Hurtado at Live Interfaces came up I had to do it. My mind immediately wondered what would people communicate about the cider, how were the messages encoded. Rather than describe
Rupak Tala
At Flamenco Tours Tarifa this Summer the percussionist Ruven Ruppik gave a talk about studying Tabla. Apparently the traditional way is to study bols for one year. The one he showed was called Rupak Tala and was interesting as it is in a group of 7 beats which are subdivided into 3 groups as follows. Tin Tin
Charles Hayward’s, The Bell Agency
This workshop comprises a simple game structure for 3 or more players, The Bell Agency opens out into a mesmerising slow motion sound world. Somewhere between performance and unfolding, it depends on cluster maths, hive mind and the unique details to be witnessed. Open to all those aged from 5 to 6 onwards and willing
Sending data through a paper cup
Whilst developing ideas for SPACE’s Schools out for Summer program I was thinking of a way of rhythmically sending information without using clapping or the voice but something else that was physical, lo-fi and cheap to do. Tony reminded me of an old cup and string toy that makes clicks when you pull your fingers along
Group Clapping ASCII
During Space’s School’s Out For Summer program I had quite a lot of freedom to try new ideas out with the students. Before I started I was not sure how well they would really engage with slowly clapping letters out. We are so surrounded by games and complex technology I initially thought that doing something