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I was so surprised to see that at the bottom of the sealskin
Normally MXTW plays Word Jazz like this Groups of four are arranged with two people sitting on chairs facing side by side in the same direction with a person standing directly behind them. The director gives them a simple sentence—hopefully…
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Join the 2017 Workshop!
Thinking about applying to be in the summer 2017 workshop? Looking for more information? You’ve come to the right place! Learn more about the workshop and what our process is. Take a look around this blog to see photos and…
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A Taste of What is To Come
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Big Decisions: Sessions 7 and 8
Session 7 is always exciting for two reasons, one: they let us know which of the authors we have studied they would like to emulate when they create their new works and two: since this doesn’t usually take too long…
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MXTW 2016 Sessions 5 & 6
In session five, we worked on listening as a tool of creation with some exercises that involve listening to each other and responding together to create soundscapes. We started with the simple pebbles in a pond game where you do…
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MXTW 2016 Week One: Sessions 3 & 4
by Gwethalyn [and some notes by Flinn] We do so much in each session it’s hard to combine two into one blog entry, but one blog entry is all I’ve got time for, so I’ll just have to tell you about…
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MXTW 2016 BEGINS! Sessions 1 & 2
by Gwethalyn Session one began with the usual butterflies in my directorly stomach. Luckily, the butterflies are always quelled by the obvious enthusiasm of the participants to get started. We’ve got a good sized group of 19 students this year.…
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In Summation
This year, for a number of reasons, we found ourselves with no time to blog about the workshop. I myself had trouble finding time to edit the photos (and I’m still not 100% done with final show photos from last…
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Session 5: Domination Mountain