Les Chemins de Traverse
Les Chemins de Traverse ont pour mission le partage de projets artistiques novateurs toujours en lien étroit avec le public : par des concerts ou spectacles hors des sentiers battus, par la transmission du savoir lors de stages, par la recherche fondamentale et des publications.
Leur atelier basé à Neuchâtel-Peseux (NE/CH) est un véritable laboratoire d'impertinence musicale et de la pensée de l'artisan musicien.
Ils tracent les Chemins de Traverse
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Harpejjo solo 11 - Is this the book I've been waiting for?
(This news is part of the Harpejji solo project)
Since I've got my harpejji, I've been improvising mostly in a language inspired by jazz music. Given my background, I actually also toyed with the idea of improvising in a more classical style. I've been hearing some really great classical improviser along the years, thanks mostly to the FMIL. But although I'm able to do it melodically on the flute, improvising polyphonic classical music on the harpejji has always seemed a very remote goal.
I've been trying to practice figured bass, using historical sources as Dandrieu's or modern ones as Morand's, but these methods are (logically) oriented toward accompaniment and provide little to no hints as how to use this knowledge to play solo pieces.
Lately I discovered Connor Gaydon's Partimento: A Beginner Method for Classical Improvisation which could very well provide the pieces I was missing.
Obviously it will need at least months of work before being able to improvise something half interesting, but this book seems to make classical improvisation on the harpejji a little bit less remote.
Now, if you will excuse me, I've got loads of things to practice! 😉
Harpejji solo 10 - meeting Pierre Audétat
(This news is part of the Harpejji solo project)
Today my harpejji and I went to Lausanne to meet Pierre Audétat. He was very happy to discover the instrument and suggested many interesting ideas about how to take advantage of the characteristics of the instrument to develop new musical ideas. As the author of La Cloche diatonique, a very deep reflection about musical modes, he was particularly interested in the isomorphy of the instrument and the possible applications to diverse symmetric modes.
Artiste témoin - Michèle Vernex photographe - Academie La Côte 2023
Michèle Vernex, membre au Photoclub de Gland, s'est prêtée au jeu de l'artiste témoin lors de l'Académie La Côte en juillet 2023 à Nyon (VD/CH). Une série de photos montrant le concert Dragonfly, la partie transmission du savoir et le travail de recherche préparatoire à celui-ci. On voit même une tentative de désamorçage d'un torticolis d'enfer s'étant invité à la semaine. Bref, un regard dernière les coulisses, comme nous les aimons aux Chemins de Traverse.
Académie La Côte J6
Il aura fallu quelques temps pour récupérer après cette semaine intense! Voici à tête reposée encore quelques photos du dernier jour de l'Académie. Suivront encore quelques publications relatant nos explorations à 8 Mugics (les fameux capteurs de mouvement) et dévoilant le regard d'une artiste témoin.
Harpejji solo 9 - rpi and electrical noise
(This news is part of the Harpejji solo project)
Quick update: the rpi-based fx box I built for my harpejji suffers from electrical noise, as described at the end of this blog post. I thought it worked well, but obviously it will need some new ideas before I get a really usable solution.
Harpejji solo 8 - the rpi as an FX box
(This news is part of the Harpejji solo project)
A few weeks ago, I tried converting a bela into a custom effects box for the harpejji, but I couldn't find a satisfying way of doing it.
That's why I switched to a raspberry pi, which seems much more promising.
As the details are rather technical, I described them in an article on my blog.
Harpejji solo 7 - Free improvisation
(This news is part of the Harpejji solo project)
I like to warm up with a moment of free improvisation. Today a colleague arrived just at this moment and took out her smartphone...
[video coming soon]
Académie La Côte 2023 J5
Certains profs sont partis vers d'autres aventures. Matin physio du musicien, après-midi atelier spectacle et lutherie augmentée (premiers essais à 7 Mugics - nous y reviendrons dans une autre actualité ces prochains jours). Le soir, concert des étudiants.
Académie La Côte 2023 J4
L'équipe des professeurs, impros chantées, Pachelbel, maté, foot et fondue.