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Ron has given Lectures and Performances for Microtonal Guitar and his scale books all over the US continent. If you are interested in a lecture or concert at your school, you can see what the IAAA has to offer at www.IAAuralArts.org. Since we live in the internet age, Ron is also available for Skype or video lectures via the internet for your organization or school. Simply Email Ron
11/17/2010: Lecture and Concert at University California Santa Barbara for the CREATE concert: Microtonal Temperaments, Experimental Intonation,
and an Overview of the Unexplored Musical Resources
within the Harmonic Series 3/8-10/2010: Lecture and Concert at Berklee/Northeastern Conservatory for the Bohlen-Pierce Symposium 2010 hosted by composer Georg Hajdu, and the Boston Microtonal Society: "Between March 7 and March 9, 2010, the Boston Microtonal Society and visiting composer Georg Hajdu of the Hochschule für Musik und Theatre in Hamburg will be collaborating with the Goethe Institute, Northeastern University, the Berklee School of Music, and the New England Conservatory in a symposium devoted to the Bohlen-Pierce microtonal scale. Over three days, these institutions will be hosting an exciting series of concerts, lectures and demonstrations showcasing the work of theorists, composers, inventors and performers from several different countries. We are thrilled by the list of people who will be here in our midst, a list which includes some of the most important figures in the worlds of computer music and microtonal music. "- from the Boston Microtonal Society's website. check out: http://www.bohlen-pierce-conferece.org Sword: Lecture and Demonstration on the Bohlen-Pierce Scale and Tuning systems Abstract: A presentation and lecture on the aesthetic and tactile challenges of the Bohlen-Pierce Guitar, and the introduction of a “new” and more practical instrument for the given scale. An introduction and short discussion of the “Bohlen-Pierce Scales for Guitar” book, which segues into brief theoretical information and a brief history on the BP tuning. The Bohlen-Pierce Guitar is explained and shown on 6-string BP standard classical and Paul Erlich’s “Triple-BP” tuning, which offers additional odd harmonics. The mathematics behind each of the guitars will be shown, and how tunings can be derived on any string length division. An “A/B” listening test will be given as well in comparison to the Just Intonation Version of the Scale. Finally, the “9-string BP Electric” will be introduced and explained as well with a short performance on each of the guitars during the lecture. The scores for the performances of “Bohlen-Pierce Timbre Etudes I, II, and IV” for BP Classical Guitar will be available for the concert, as well as copies of the “Bohlen-Pierce Scales for Guitar” Books and Guitars at the symposium. |
