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 Greetings from the Adirondack Mountains! I'm here for the month of September having been given an opportunity to get away to spend time to work on my music without distraction. Well, there are distractions. It's incredibly beautiful here! There are trails to hike on foot and lakes to explore in canoe. Nonetheless, I am finding time to work. I have my violins and recording equipment here as well as copious notes and recordings of my playing in classes. I'm working on several CD projects that many of you are hoping I'll finish ASAP. In this case ASAP will most likely be in the first quarter of 2005. First up is Violin for Modern and Ballet, Volume I. By popular demand I'm creating a CD of music that will sound a lot like my playing in Modern and Ballet classes. Each piece will have a set tempo and feel, and each piece will have a clear introduction. There will be lots of pieces with a "3 feel" in meters like 3/4 and 6/8. Liner notes will include tempo, length, form and suggestions for use. Additional information will be posted on this web site. Of course on many of the pieces, I'll be using ostinato patterns, a.k.a. loops, to layer multiple violin tracks for the rich texture that process provides. I'm enjoying working on it, and I know many of you are looking foward to me finishing it! Next are two albums that are part of the series I've been creating through my work with Anne Green Gilbert. Music for Creative Dance, Volume V, and Brain Dance Music are also eagerly anticipated by many of you. Volume V will continue the trajectory of the first four CDs with lots of styles and sounds, pieces with pauses, tempo and texture changes as well as the continuous pieces - all in the "Contrast and Continuum" tradition. The Brain Dance is a series of exercises that are based on the developmental movement patterns that humans move through in the first twelve months of life. Brain Dance Music gives you music specifically composed for the Brain Dance. Some pieces will include verbal cues to move from one section to the next. Some of the spoken text will include imagery and some pieces will focus on specific dance elements. The pieces will be of various lengths, and all will be well described in the liner notes. The CD should provide lots of options for experienced Brain Dancers as well as those just bringing the Brain Dance into your daily teaching practice. Beyond those projects, an album of original material is coming together that will explore the many worlds that have touched me and that are reflected through my music. I'm excited about the work ahead, and I hope you'll keep checking in on my progress. Drop me a line at echappelle@RavennaVentures.com Ravenna Ventures, Inc. P.O. Box 51094 Seattle, WA 98115 1-877-57-MUSIC (Toll Free, U.S. & Canada) 206-528-7556 (Local & International) 206-729-0377 (Fax) info@RavennaVentures.com http://www.RavennaVentures.com/ are the sole idea, concept and design of Ravenna Ventures, Inc. Graphics and/or text may not be taken from the pages of this website and used on any site, unless granted written permission by Eric Chappelle. Logo, web design and layout by Leif Chappelle. Photos by Eric Chappelle. CD Cover designs by Robyn Ricks. |
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