A new computer program developed by Australian composer, saxophonist and technologist Ben Carey allows musicians to improvise with a computer
Andrew Waterman Kicker
Music and technology are no strangers.
But Ben Carey’s computer program-derivations, certainly makes that relationship stranger – or at least a little more complicated.
Students and faculty at the Memorial school of music reached Australian composer and technologist over Skype on Oct. 27. Carey spoke to the group about his program _derivations.
To hear Ellen Waterman improvise on the flute with _derivations, click below.
Professor of music and flautist Ellen Waterman specializes in improvisation. _derivations brings that concept to a whole new level. Andrew Waterman/Kicker
To hear Jing Xia improvise on her Guzheng (Chinese zither) click below.
PHD student Jing Xia improvises on the Guzheng (Chinese Zither). The program _derivations takes the sounds she’s making, alters them and sends them back to her. Andrew Waterman/Kicker
Many parents consider the impact technology is having on the way their children see the world, with little thought to the way their children actually see.
Technology has evolved music in some of the most amazing ways. Electroacoustic music is a genre that mixes both real instrumentation with programed electronics.
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