Experimental Piano Improvisation No.1

This will be the first of several improvisations to come featuring contemporary techniques including string piano and prepared piano. In this recording I use the following techniques:

• Plucking strings with the fingernail
• Swiping strings with the fingernail
• Knocking on the braces and fallboard
• Loudly opening/closing the fallboard
• Playing in the intended fashion
• Teh dissonance

One technique worth really noting is when I harshly pluck the two lowest strings and slowly lower the dampers over them. Since they are vibrating at such a high amplitude, as the dampers impede their motion they creates a very bizarre and audible rumbling sound that often exposes some higher harmonics. This along with some other sounds I managed to produce almost sound electronically engineered, but alas, these are many of the sound effects used for spooky or eerie atmospheres in films.

This was recorded using a Lenovo laptop in-built microphone, while the video was captured using a Sony Cybershot series camera.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• piano
• improvisation
• contemporary
• modern
• string piano
• fingernail
• dissonance
• noise
• music
• sound effects
• sound fx

[Verdegrand]

wow, this is amazing. pulling off this stuff deliberately and controlled is WAY harder than it looks, awesome job.