Step 3: Building Your Own Texture

Class activity: Build Our Own Texture 

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As a class, we will build a texture by each player playing ONE note each. It can be any note of our chosen pitch set. For example, if we are doing C Mixolydian as our pitch set (just like in Light for the First Time), we would each pick a note from C Mixolydian to build a texture. See this video for a demo:

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Likewise, in your groups, you will build your own texture by each player playing a single note of your chosen pitch set. Avoid repeating notes until you've used up the notes of the pitch set. If your instrument can play more than one note, try adding more notes once everyone is already playing a note. 

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Record your texture and submit it on the forum. By no means should this be a finished product. If your group has several versions they like, feel free to post all of them on the forum!