Final Project

The basic idea of my final creative process project was influenced by the last concert of Interactive Multimedia Performing Arts Collaborative Technology (IMPACT) at New York University in Summer 2007. The concert showed me collaborations in dance, music, multimedia, and arts technology. Every student created new interactive works in the concert.


Like the concert of IMPACT, I want interactive collaboration as free play. My purpose of this project is to motivate college music major students to express themselves freely and to provide unique artistic and collaborative experiences for them. For tomorrow performance, I'll bring scarfs to express visible flowing movements and prepare music. The original sound is "Mirabella (A Tarantella)" of Stephen Montague, composed in 1995. It is a solo piece for toy piano, but I arranged it a little bit. I hope every classmate enjoys my free play project.

Vocal Therapy

In the last Tuesday class, we had a quest, Dr. Diane Austin who has pioneered the development of Vocal Psychotherapy. She introduced that music therapy, specially vocal therapy, which has extended the use of improvisation as a diagnostic and treatment process. With her, all classmates, including me, expressed name in free vocal sound. Before trying it, I was so nervous that I did hesitate it. However, I tried to concentrate on making sound using my name and it was okay! It was explored improvisation and allowed me to have self-confidence.
Next trying was vocal and movement improvisation. I and other fellow students observed each other, made eye contacts, imitated movements, and then expressed themselves. The transposition of sound and movements were very fun and interesting. I didn't have any fear. Rather, I loved it which offered precious moments to have musical connection with my consciousness.


Through this experience, I was sure that the practices of vocal improvisation have tremendous import for music education. It can be attractive educational method for every level of the music learners. It can offer an cultivated place for well-rounded musicianship. Furthermore, this can be effectively achieved by a student-centered approach and healthy group dynamics that support natural collaboration.

Below is her website. Let's explore more!
http://www.dianeaustin.com/

Music Making Regarding Scavenger Group Movie

After observing all movements of our video clips, I tried to make something creative and musical so, I wrote a piano solo piece. I intended to express people of the street, and as a result, the movements were transposed to various passages from fast 16ths to slow unisons or tacit moments. When I composed it by the program FINALE, I could listen to it in very fast tempo I'd love to play. HOWEVER, when I tried it in the same tempo in reality, it was too difficult to perform perfectly although I practiced it a lot. I thought it was a sort of dilemma between developed technology and amateur composers as like me. Whenever I added music, I wanted to make sure my sounds and to change it better sound. As a result, I did compose a unplayable fast piece in virtuality.

Even though my piece was shown in unexpected slow tempo, I was glad to hear my piece in our class. Through this experience, I realized that I need thoughtful consideration between virtual and real composition and also got motivated to make music in the next time.