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instructions for improvisation | |
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The following is a list of instructions which
should be printed in large font, separated, then laminated. They are given
to individual performers or groups. There are 3 sections when, how and
what. The last section has an additional part 'follow…'. When elements
are blue, how elements green and what elements red.
when play when you hear silence play a note when you hear traffic play a note when you hear someone outside the room play when you think it is as quiet as it's going to get play whenever you like play when you see someone smile play when things get boring play when things get interesting play when you are bored play when you are interested play when you're not listening play when you are listening play when you're tired play when you think it will fit play when you think it will not fit play when you forget to play when you have counted to ten play when you have counted to fifty play when someone looks at you keep playing how play gently play madly play fast play slowly play silently play casually play as if you were listening to the instrument for the very first time play as if you are two years old play as if you are ninety play as if you thought you were sending a message of peace to another planet play happily play sadly play menacingly play normally play abnormally play slowly and sloppily play slowly and neatly play as if you know what you're doing play as if you don't know what you're doing what use only three notes use only one note use one loud note and three quiet ones use one quiet note and three loud ones play three fast, quiet notes only go down only go up use only two notes follow as if a score the cracks in the wall the faces of others the volume of someone else you choose the pitch of someone else you choose shapes a square a circle a triangle a wavy line colours things (mugs, furniture, tiles on the floor) something on the wall |