Sound Pieces

I really enjoyed the way Brian’s piece developed throughout. He really kept changing it up by bringing in new sounds and changing speeds of different parts like when the voice began to quicken until it became basically an abstract sound. At one point, there was a loud sound which then merged into a new section of the piece. I liked this bridge.

I thought Mario’s piece came together quite well especially since he was actually altering the piece in real time. I liked the way the chanting was worked into the piece and the way he used voices at varying speeds to create a sense of urgency.

Matt’s piece projected a sense of eeriness. I definitely felt the spookiness and imagined witches and such. With more time, a little more mixing or altering of the sounds would make the piece even stronger.

Mike was off to a good start on using key kit and such. He had some interesting sounds forming. I am very curious to hear the sounds put together into a sound piece as there will no doubt be some unexpected and intriguing results.

I enjoyed the way Jerome’s piece developed. I felt as if I was really led by sound into another world. The sound of children laughing served as a fantastic bridge into the imagination. And, I’m not sure whether it was the underlying beats or rhythm or pitches, but overall, his piece put me into a small trance. I actually felt physically affected. The only thing I’d change is to make the beginning a bit shorter.