
We will be posting the amazing music that enthralled and captivated us at Elaine's Danspace/St. Marks Church event: Jon Gibson's haunting flute solo for Windows in the Kitchen, Pauline Oliveros and her singers' Tuning Meditation made Crow's Nest a truly immersive experience; and Carman Moore and his Skymusic Ensemble provided the drama and flair to the new piece Improvization with Sun+Moon+Stars.
Today, we post an excerpt from Tuning Meditation by Pauline Oliveros and her singers. It was an emotionally evocative experience to hear approximately 40 singers communicate through pitch and tones.
The Tuning Meditation
Begin by taking a deep breath and letting it all the way out with air sound.
Listen with your minds ear for a tone.
On the next breath using any vowel sound, sing the tone that you have silently perceived on one comfortable breath.
Listen to the whole field of sound the group is making.
Select a voice distant from you and tune as exactly as possible to the tone you are hearing from that voice.
Listen again to the whole field of sound the group is making.
Contribute by singing a new tone that no one else is singing.
Continue by listening then singing a tone of your own or tuning to the tone of another voice alternately.
Commentary:
Always keep the same tone for any single breath. Change to a new tone on another breath.
Listen for distant partners for tuning.
Sound your new tone so that it may be heard distantly.
Communicate with as many difference voices as possible.
Sing warmly!
Pauline Oliveros
© Copyright Deep Listening Publications 2007
Special thanks to Pauline Oliveros and all the singers for this music.
Singers: Amy Carrigan, Ben Richter, Damon Baker, David Haiman, FitzGerald Taryn, Gwen Deely, Jim Ross, Jesse Scherer, Kristin Norderval, Jamie S Davis, Marcus Lindner, Maria Stankova, Martha Oatis, Meg Ryan, Megan Cauley, Melanie Hedlund, Myles Robert, Nicholas Croft, Peri Mauer, Richard Lainhart, Sachi Issui Minigishi, Sheila Donovan, Shiau-uen Ding, Terri Guest, Theresa Rosas, Sakura Suzuki, Yo Park, Vincent Clappsy, Vicki Beerman, Tom Blatt...
And Raphaele Shirley for the recording.
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