Our group is focusing a lot on improv. We first started with pure improv but that seemed to lack direction and focus so we tried to improv over a composed bass line and around a specific chord progression, which seemed to work a lot better. We're still in the experimenting phase so we haven't developed a certain sound quite yet since each time has sounded slightly different, depending on what instrumentation we decided on that day (Peter so far has played on acoustic guitar, piano, and some sort of harp...?)
I actually went to the Composer's Concert over the weekend and there was a piece for film (more like slideshow) and music and I thought that might be something I'd be interested in trying. I think having a visual focal point will make it easier to improv since we'll have more cues to play off of and maybe gain a better idea of what kind of sound we want to achieve.
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