This is my submission for the Week 1 assignment. I've bought this game quite some time ago and it's sitting unplayed in my growing Steam library (damn you Humble Bundle!) until now. I must say, it's pretty good with its eye-candy pixel graphics and a serene soundtrack. The perspective, while not entirely new (I've seen it in a PSP game called Crush), this games seems to ooze with theme compared to other similar games.

Week 1 Assignment - Fez

Very rough MIDI of A la maniere de... Alexander Borodine.

Still wrangling with instrument balance. Also, some effects do not sound right at all (harmonics, pizzicato etc.)

WARNING: It gets pretty loud esp. at the appasionato part

Ravel Orchestration Challenge LewSibal

Balance changes, new piccolo and E. horn parts, various nitpicks

Ravel Orchestration Challenge LewSibalv2

I was a little unsure on how to present each scale so I decided to make a mini-"suite" out of them. I decided on the "theme" of each based on what I perceive about the scale.

A Lydian Flat 7 - Prelude
B Lydian - Reverie
C Locrian - Dark with a swing feel
D Dorian - Also like a reverie, but less dream-like (since it's in a minor scale)
Eb Aeolian - Elegy
F Altered -  Dissonant, slightly syncopated with a brisk 4/4 tempo

Pardon the ambient noise (esp. the clock) - I don't have access to very sophisticated recording equipment right now.

D Dorian

Eb Aeolian

F Altered

Recorded using a tremolo piano. I decided to add a short extended piano version at the end to add a little more flair.

Finally, I must be honest - that Cm7 chord really tempted me to do a Dorian scale (A natural) instead of a Aeolian scale (A-flat) even though using Mr. Burton's method (looking at the previous progression) suggests the latter (there's an A-flat at the previous bar). I did give in to one Cm6(9) chord at the end.

500 Miles High

Assignment #4 for Gary Burton's Improvisation Class (on tremolo piano)

Memories of Tomorrow

Gary Burton's Improvisation Class - Assignment #5 - Olhos de Gato (on tremolo piano)

Olhos de Gato

Gary Burton's Improvisation Class - Assignment #5 - Blues (on tremolo piano)

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