The B152's

DESMA 152B was a freeform class was led by Professor Chandler McWilliams. The premise was make something using alternative computer interfaces. I took a leadership role and guided the class in the direction towards creating musical instruments and forming a group to perform with our inventions. I developed a conducting language could be used for improvised group performances. Gestures could signal individual performers to navigate in a predetermined musical set of possibilities. At the senior show, I took the role of conductor, while Professor Chandler McWiliams performed on my Photokoto. Our conducting language was influenced by Walter Thompson's "Sound Painting" language. It was also influenced by my experience performing with Synthia Payne.

Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundpainting
- Class website http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Spring09/152BC/?cat=13

Additional Files:
- Guidelines.pdf
- Video (coming soon)

Final performance on June 4, 2009