for about the last 3 years I’ve been fascinated by bird calls. sitting in the park trying to find the point at which it loops, the phrasing, the tone. I’d like to base compositions on this.

it’s been done, the idea is as old as music I guess.

I heard one call today, at work…at the garden centre. I can’t remember what type of bird it was. it wasn’t so complex melodically, but rhythmically, it was out of my reach. I’m going to record the calls, and slow them to maybe a quarter speed.

so that will be step one. a rhythmic study of bird calls.

next… a melodic study.

and finally how they fit together. the bird call I heard today consisted of two parts, a complex rhythmic part low in a constant pitch with a simpler melodic part using three of four notes.

obviously I’ll have to learn the names of these birds as well! to organize everything.

so yeah…
who wants to come sit in the park?