Meditations
Exercising Perspective
by Chris Black

About the author:
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26 year-old American,
primarily self-learned musician

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Writing background

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Berklee Valencia

Project
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Personal Music Methodology, World Rhythm
Arrangements

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“Audiobook” Authorship

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Open-Source Templates

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Informed Musicianship

Halo

Audiobook Authorship

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Reimagine audiobook: music tells a story as much as
words do

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Pairing with lyrical content, letters sonic collage

Letters

Middle Eastern
Arrangement
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Wahid

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Riq Variation

“Validation”

Open-Source Templates
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Malleable via loops

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Maximalism through
Minimalism

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Creative, collaborative,
practical tool

Samba Arrangment
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Surdo

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Clave (Tamborim)

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Agogo

Cuba Arrangement
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Clave (3-2 Rumba)

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Cowbell

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Timbales (Cascara 3-2)

Informed Musicianship
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Exploration of rhythms, incorporation into my playing

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Expanded groove vocabulary, deepening my relationship
to rhythm and pulse

Candombe Arrangement
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Chico

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Piano

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Clave

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Repique

Final Thoughts /
Professional Plan
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Growth as Musician, Artist, Producer

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Project I can take with me

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Performance Development and Execution

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Continued Studies

“Thank you.”

–Chris Black