Who Would Win X Factor: Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt or Rachmaninov? | iServalan | Continuum Approach
Who Would Win X Factor: Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt or Rachmaninov?It sounds like a parlour game.But like most good parlour games, it reveals something uncomfortable about how we judge art.If the five...
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The Shepherd William Blake Public Domain Live Recording | iServalan | Continuum Approach
Beutiful #spokenwordThe De La Maré Music ContinuumWritten and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA)Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across gen...
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Using the Body in Music | iServalan | Continuum Approach
Using the Body in Music(Why rhythm is learned before it is explained)Before music is something you do, it is something you coordinate.Long before a child understands beat, bar, or tempo, they already ...
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Teaching Tempo as Sensation, Not BPM | iServalan | Continuum Method
Teaching Tempo as Sensation, Not BPM(Why time must be felt before it can be counted)Tempo is usually introduced as a number.60 BPM.80 BPM.120 BPM.Neat. Measurable. Reassuring.And completely insufficie...
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The Internet and Formula Rhythm is Killing Music | iServalan | Continuum Approach
The Continuum Approach vs Formula Rhythm(Why living music bends time—and why platforms cannot tolerate it)Formula rhythm treats time as a grid.The Continuum Approach treats time as a field.That single...
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Is the Driving 4/4 Beat Lazy Music-Making? | iServalan | Continuum Approach
Is the Driving 4/4 Beat a Pneumatic Drill of Lazy Music-Making? The short answer is: sometimes.The honest answer is: only when nothing else is happening. (Caveat, unless you are the drummer.)A driving...
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What ever is that noise? Must be Jazz | iServalan | Continuum Approach
You heard the saying “Jazz is just good music played badly.” But is it true?It sounds like a throwaway line.A pub joke.A polite insult dressed as wit.But it reveals something deeply uncomfortable: man...
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Are Music and Drugs Really Bedfellows? | iServalan | Continuum Approach
How Music Affected Drug CultureMusic did not invent drugs, of course it didn't.And drugs did not invent music. But they do seem to be socially symbiotic, often to devastating effect.Artists, musicians...
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