Hacky Sack - fivebyfive
Composed/Produced by Marc Webster
Performed by the fivebyfive: Flute Laura Lentz, Clarinet Marcy Bacon, Electric Guitar Sungmin Shin, Piano Haeyeun Jeun, Bass Eric Polenik.
Audio and video by Marc Webster at Blue on Blue Recording Studio
Released June 2018
Hacky sack is a game where players stand in a circle and toss a small bag among themselves using only their feet, with the goal of keeping the bag from touching the ground. This piece features a section which is essentially a game of hacky sack played in music
In the Hacky Sack section (starting at 1:39), the flutist starts with the "hacky sack", plays a 4 bar solo, then tosses it to the next player, who plays a 4 bar solo, then tosses it to the next player. Just like the game of hacky sack, you are never quite sure who is going to get the hacky sack next.
The score provides a technique of practicing improvisation within the 4 bar phrases as well. The score provides each player with several 4 bar lines written such that any player can play any line, or even switch mid-line at any time, and the ensemble will work. If the ensemble becomes comfortable with that level of improvisation, the score also provides the rules so that player can also write or improvise they own lines as well. The point is to pick a level that is fun for the players and fun for the audience, and challenging enough that the ensemble grows in it’s ability to improvise. The Hacky Sack section starts at time 1:39.
For more about fivebyfive, please visit www.fivebyfivemusic.com
For of Marc Webster's works, please visit www.marcwebstermusic.com
Performed by the fivebyfive: Flute Laura Lentz, Clarinet Marcy Bacon, Electric Guitar Sungmin Shin, Piano Haeyeun Jeun, Bass Eric Polenik.
Audio and video by Marc Webster at Blue on Blue Recording Studio
Released June 2018
Hacky sack is a game where players stand in a circle and toss a small bag among themselves using only their feet, with the goal of keeping the bag from touching the ground. This piece features a section which is essentially a game of hacky sack played in music
In the Hacky Sack section (starting at 1:39), the flutist starts with the "hacky sack", plays a 4 bar solo, then tosses it to the next player, who plays a 4 bar solo, then tosses it to the next player. Just like the game of hacky sack, you are never quite sure who is going to get the hacky sack next.
The score provides a technique of practicing improvisation within the 4 bar phrases as well. The score provides each player with several 4 bar lines written such that any player can play any line, or even switch mid-line at any time, and the ensemble will work. If the ensemble becomes comfortable with that level of improvisation, the score also provides the rules so that player can also write or improvise they own lines as well. The point is to pick a level that is fun for the players and fun for the audience, and challenging enough that the ensemble grows in it’s ability to improvise. The Hacky Sack section starts at time 1:39.
For more about fivebyfive, please visit www.fivebyfivemusic.com
For of Marc Webster's works, please visit www.marcwebstermusic.com