[UC-ODDMUSIC] MICROTONAL DESIGN UNCONFERENCE - next week!

[Andrew Heathwaite]

Oddmusic Urbana-Champaign and the School for Designing a Society present
A MICROTONAL DESIGN UNCONFERENCE
Tues. April 19 – Sat. April 23, 2011
at the Independent Media Center in Urbana, Illinois

Through  a series of historical accidents, Western society’s music has come to  
be dominated by a single tuning system, often called “twelve tone equal  
temperament.”  In this climate of intonational monoculture, those who  oppose 
the status quo with fresh and oddly-tuned musics need DESIGN.

Microtonality  is a proposal to sing out of tune with conventional wisdom and 
offer a  badly-needed alternative to what everyone already knows.  The 
Microtonal  Design UnConference is a call to curious experimenters everywhere to  
collaborate on projects of Microtonal Design in good company, and show  them.

The  ‘un’ in ‘unconference’ refers to a non-hierarchical organization. It  
begins with a collaborative wiki; anyone - including you! - can edit the  wiki 
page with plans and desires for the UnConference.  For our  purposes, Microtonal 
Design includes (at least) composing new music,  building instruments, 
performing in microtonal systems, recordings,  research, brainstorming for the 
future -- all determined by the desires  of participants. We’ve designed an 
intensive filled to the brim, and  there’s plenty of room for your desires and 
questions in there.

EVENTS

	* Now:
	* Edit  the Wiki Page and add your plans and desires for the Microtonal Design  
UnConference - 
http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Microtonal+Design+Unconference+2011
	* Tuesday April 19
	* 8  to 9 pm: Microtonal Meet and Greet with Jam - Come to get involved with  
Microtonal Design projects in the week ahead - bring your microtonal  desires 
and an open mind - microtonal jam on odd instruments to follow -  FREE
	* Wednesday April 20
	* TBD:  Project Cloud - MD participants (having met at the Meet and Greet) will  
work together on projects connected with their desires, self-organized
	* 8  to 9:30 pm: Oddmusic Radio Shower - Microtonal Design UnConference  
Edition - special guest X. J. Scott - listen at 104.5 FM - MD  participants 
invited to get involved with broadcast if interested - FREE
	* Thursday April 21
	* TBD: Project  Cloud
	* 3:30  to 5:30: Microtonal Design Language Lab - a class in microtonal design,  
with guest presenters from MD participant pool - FREE
	* 7:30  to 9:30: Performatorium - an experimental concert format in the main  
space of the IMC - get in touch if you want to perform - $2 suggested  donation 
for performers and audience
	* Friday April 22
	* TBD: Project Cloud
	* 6  pm to 6pm Saturday: IMC-OMNIA - a 24-hour making fest - we turn the IMC  
into a temporary artist colony - MD participants invited to work on  projects 
throughout the night in the company of other projects - $6
	* Saturday April 23
	* 9  am: Udderbot-Making Workshop - learn to make the world’s only aquatic  
slide-woodwind instrument - no supplies or experience needed - $2 per  udderbot
	* 10  am: Flash Udderbot Ensemble Rehearsal - Udderbot players at all levels  
(including those who just made one) are invited to work on an ensemble  piece to 
perform later that day for the Odd Instrument Expo - bring an  udderbot - FREE
	* 2  to 5 pm: Odd Instrument Expo - we turn the IMC into a gallery of Odd  and 
Rare Instruments - come at 2:00 for the open house - learn to play  odd 
instruments, and meet odd musicians - stay for an Odd Performance at  3:00 with 
Microtonal Design participants - $10 suggested donation

Contact us with questions or to get tickets ahead:

Jacob Barton:  281-755-2260, udderbot at gmail.com
Andrew Heathwaite: 217-365-0313, gtrpkt at yahoo.com

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The School for Designing a Society,established in 1991, is a project of 
teachers, performers, artists, and  activists. It is an ongoing experiment in 
making temporary living  environments where the question “What would I consider 
a desirable  society?” is given serious playful thoughtful discussion, and taken 
as  an input to creative projects.

http://www.designingasociety.net

OddMusic Urbana-Champaign, a working group of theUrbana-Champaign Independent 
Media Center,  is interested in sharing the awareness, the tools, and the 
passion  needed for people to make awesome xenharmonic music. We invite you to  
join us as we design and build community oddmusic projects year-round.

http://oddmusicuc.wordpress.com
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