“Pauline Oliveros was one of the true giants of 20th century music. She was also one of our great teachers. She continued working, with boundless energy, well into the 21st century. On the dark day after the US presidential election of 8 November, two weeks before her death at age 84, she was teaching karate to rattled undergraduate students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (The undergrads, according to Oliveros’ PhD student Andrea Williams, had trouble keeping up with their octogenerian professor; Oliveros was a black belt.)”
Reading this article on Pauline Oliveros has inspired me to experiment with tape looping and repetition.
Sonic Meditations –
- Mirror
- Kinetic Awareness—Make your last audible breath a sung tone
- Circle—Visualize your signature letter by letter slowly. Simultaneously hearing your name. Do this forward, then backwards. (Without sound) See your signature in a selected color. Do these with eyes closed and eyes open.
- Bowl Gong Meditation. If you lose track of the pitch or want to verify your memory hit the gong again.
- Walk once around the room as slowly as possible backwards
Kurt Schwitters – The greatest sound poem of the 20th century