W H E N I P L AY T H E P I A N O ,
IT’S ALMOST AS IF NOTHING EXISTS
I GET
C O M P L E T E LY
ABSORBED
INTO MY
OWN
BUBBLE
I M P R O V I S AT I O N 1 :
L I N E S I N D I C A T E M O V E M E N T O F P I E C E A N D U S E T H E M T O F U L LY I M M E R S E Y O U R S E L F I N Y O U R S O U N D A N D T E X T U R E .
I DON’T JUST LIKE LISTENING O R P L AY I N G THE PIANO…
W H AT I A M INTERESTED IN IS FOUND S O U N D . . .
PIANO IS F O U N D S O U N D BECAUSE IT IS FOUND ON A PIANO
ALL I LISTEN FOR
ARE THE TEXTURES
I M P R O V I S AT I O N 2 :
L I S T E N T O T H E S O U N D S A R O U N D Y O U . R E P E AT T E X T U R E S A N D PAT T E R N S Y O U D I S C O V E R
I M P R O V I S AT I O N 3 :
F O L L O W L I N E S A S I N D I C AT I O N O F B O D Y M O V E M E N T S , U S E L I N E T O D E T E R M I N E T I M E A N D S PA C E
T H E R E I S S O M E T H I N G R E A L LY R E F R E S H I N G A B O U T
T H E W AY M Y S O N P L AY S T H E P I A N O ,
BECAUSE OF HIS AGE HE HAS NO PRECONCEPTIONS
O F H O W T O I N T E R A C T T H E I N S T R U M E N T,
AND SOMETIMES I THINK WOW THIS IS BEYOND
ANYTHING I COULD THINK OF….
B U T M AY B E I T H I N K T H I S B E C A U S E H E I S M Y S O N
I MIGHT LISTEN TO A BIRD
AND THINK...
I L I K E W H AT H E I S D O I N G
SOUND AND MUSIC IS LIKE A LANGUAGE TO ME,
AND I OFTEN
FIND MYSELF
T R Y I N G T O D E C I P H E R A N D U N D E R S TA N D I T
I M P R O V I S AT I O N 4 :
P L A C E A B O LT I N S I D E T H E P I A N O B E T W E E N T H E S T R I N G S . R E S P O N D T O T H E C O N T R A S T B E T W E E N F L U I D A N D S O L I D
I AM
C O N S T A N T LY L I S T E N I N G T O
SOUNDS WHICH INTRIGUE MY EAR
HOWEVER IF I AM LISTENING TO OR
P L AY I N G S O M E T H I N G I D O N T ’ T L I K E . . .
I WILL JUST STOP
AND LISTEN TO SOMETHING ELSE
W H A T E V E R A N D W H E N E V E R I P L A Y, I F I N D M Y S E L F E X P L O R I N G
B U T I A M N O T E X P L O R I N G A P H Y S I C A L O R M E N TA L S PA C E
B U T S O M E W H E R E T H AT D O E S N T E X I S T
I M P R O V I S AT I O N 5 :
JUST BE FREE...
B U T I F I G E T L O S T. . . I A L W A Y S H A V E LY C H E E T O B R I N G M E B A C K T O R E A L I T Y
COLLECTION
&
GRAPHIC
OF
THOUGHTS
SCORES
INSPIRED
B Y TA N I A C H E N ’ S I M P R O V I S AT I O N S .
MANY
THANKS
I N S P I R AT I O N A L
THE CHEN
&
GRAPHIC SCORES
STEFAN
ABRAHAMS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
TO TA N I A
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