Recently I posted a podcast involving some of the material being covered at the annual GroundSwell concert series. There are 5 dates throughout the school year that they hold concerts at different locations. I already taked about the 1st and 2nd dates in the podcast but I would like to spend sometime writing about the 3rd date. This concert will be performed on Sunday, March 18th, 2012 and it will be featuring the Freedman/ Houle/ Smulovitz Trio. Other players from Winnipeg will also be playing and that will include the eXperimental Improv Ensemble. This is a perfect opportunity that music teachers should not miss. Take your students out to see this wonderful mix of creativity, music, and technology. As students can now be classified as Digital Natives this would be a perfect way to teach and engage students. "Drawing inspiration from the realms of new music, opera and jazz, the trio explores the exquisite intersection of compsitional structure and improvisation. The concert will also feature Smulovitz's newest invention, the Mad Scientist Machine, an innovative software/hardware system that allows a local or remote conductor to direct an improvisatory ensemble through a series of visual colour cues."
This is a perfect example of how technology can enhance our experiences of music and can be creative. This can show students that there is always the possibility to do great things, and that learning isn't boring.
Source: GroundSwell pamphlet - for more information see gswell.ca or call (204) 943-5770 or e-mail them at gwell@mts.net
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