The challenge for this week involved taking a minute of sound from my daily life and from my art life(although, let's be real they're not really separate) and compose them in two different ways: one "double exposure", or playing at the same time and one "parallel", or interweaving the two. I have never worked with audio material in this way before, so I was a bit scared starting the assignment to be totally honest; however, I was pleasantly surprised. After becoming familiar with some of the tools in Audacity, I found that I very much enjoyed experimenting with the sounds, even on this very basic level. I think that as a dancer, to be able to manipulate audio material is an invaluable skill.We spend so long in the studio manipulating our bodies to move exactly how we want them to, but if the music does not compliment the body that hard work could go unnoticed. If I ever decide to choreograph, to avoid copyright infringements, I might fall back on these skills to create something that would be 100% my material. For next week, I am having a hard time deciding whether I want to do an experimental/playful project or a practical one. On one hand I always want to be playful and try new things BUT that being said my time is limited and if I could do something art-related while still fulfilling the assignment at the same time, I'd be making better use of my time.
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