soundFORMovement

There are so many ways of teaching a modern dance class. There are formal traditions (Graham, Limon and Cunningham) and wildly radical emerging forms (Gaga, Release and Somatic). I have collaborated with teachers in almost every approach and created truly inspired sonic environments for moving.

I have been playing for ballet classes much longer than modern class. My main instrument is piano and I look at playing a 90 minute ballet class as one of the great musical challenges in my life. As more ballet teacher overhear how I play for modern, they have asked that I bring more of those sonic environments to my ballet class. I have so many ideas and this is just the beginning...

There is a lot of music on this website. Yes, I have been dedicated to producing a lot of music...and that is what separates musicians for dance for other musicians. We make waaaay more music each day than any other type of musician. Mostly improvised and always ready to MOVE people if we are doing our job. At one point in my NYC days, I was playing 4-6 2 hour dance classes a day 7 days a week. What you can listen to on this website is a fraction of the music I have created for dance and I still have a sense that I am just getting started.