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Re: livelooping workshops
To add to what Fabio and Per have said , I would like to say that its
important to be aware of the sophistication of the audience , If I have a
room full of relative newbies I will start with very basic explanations of
looping techniques. For example, with people who have no more experience
that a single track looper, I won't necessarily pontificate on the
virtues of multi track looping, group commands, script writing, and
other advanced techniques. I will start by showing examples of how I might
build a single loop with overdubs, getting ones timing with punching in
and out together, and the strategies I might employ. including using
percussive elements, , using minimalist harmony elements to slowly build a
track, adding complementary parts and using undo., half speed, reverse,
etc.. i will bring a list of available looping tools, to pass out, that
describe the various features. I will also show more advanced techniques,
but not until Im sure that I've reached the most inexperienced looper in
the room. As Per mentioned I might bring a microphone and pass it around
for people to try but I've had mixed results with that, again, it depends
on the audience. I definitely will leave ample time at the end for
questions and answers. As far as the history goes, I will go in to that to
some degree, but I will start back with Les Paul, because , even though he
was not live looping at the time, his use of live triggered backing tracks
really set the stage for what we are doing today, and of course as one of
the first fathers of multitrack recording, he is pivotal. lastly in my
experience, playing and then breaking down what I've done in the course of
a looping improvisation is crucial for people to see how all of the
elements come in to play.
Bill