Studio

Studio Teaching with Peter J. Evans:
Dissonance, Math, Design, Counterpoint,
Timbre & Vowels,
‘Weird’, Experimental, Silly

Compositional Styles and Approaches:

    • Neumes
    • Counterpoint (of all eras)
    • Tonal
    • Jazz Harmony
    • Atonality/Serialism
    • Homophonic Forms
    • Popular Forms
    • Isorhythmic Constructions
    • Free Constructions
    • Indeterminacy and Aleatory
    • Mathematical

Composition, Aesthetical:

    • Post-Varese, Post-Cage, Post-Zappa
    • Burgundian, Burgundian-American, American tradition
    • Electric-Acoustic
    • Experimental
    • Humorous, Parodic and Ironic

Music Theory, Technical:

    • Counterpoint and Composition in the Style-Of for all eras
    • Analysis of all eras, Modal, Tonal, Atone, Jazz
    • Spectrographic Analysis
    • Linear-Harmonic (Schenkerian) Analysis

Performance, Technical:

    • Sight-singing and Dictation, Rhythmic Precision and Polyrhythms
    • Clarinets, Saxes, Guitars
    • Piano Harmony

Performance, Aesthetical:

    • Coaching for solo and chamber performances, written and/or improvised
    • Free Improvisation and Experimental Music

Bibliography, selected:

    • Sonic Design, Robert Cogan and Pozzi Escot
    • New Images of Musical Sound, Robert Cogan
    • Poetry of Simple Mathematics in Music, Pozzi Escot
    • Gradus ad Parnassum, J.J. Fux, as trans by Alfred Mann
    • Edgard Varese: Composer, Sounds Sculptor, Visionary
    • Treatise on Musical Composition & Manual of Dissonant Counterpoint,
      Charles Seeger
    • The Music of John Cage, James Pritchett
    • Forces In Motion: The Music And Thoughts Of Anthony Braxton, Graham Lock
    • The Real Frank Zappa Book
    • Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes, Richard Kostelanetz

General Guidelines for (Music) Students

    • Plan on being early, and set transportation schedule accordingly
    • Integrate all forms of musical activity, classes/lessons/rehearsals/practice/gigs/etc, making learning more efficient
    • Consider all musical things regardless of era, genre or locale
      start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Music
    • Explore other learned genres, Analysis can be applied to any realm::
      • literature, drama, cinema, photography, painting, collage, philosophy, language, etc.
    • Keep a sense of humor and humility about yourself
    • Communicate openly and frequently with your teachers