From: reich@cod.nosc.mil (Ronald S. Reich) Subject: Re:: technical vs artistic -- a crowd reaction Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 21:36:00 GMT >> Each of these routines I did without concern for what the >>judges were looking for. They all usually placed 2nd or 3rd. >>None had what I would consider high degree of difficulty >>elements. All of them were very well synchronized to the music. >Excuse my ignorance (again) Ron, but how do you go about putting together >such a routine and how do you practice it? Is it a matter of hanging a >walkman on your head and building up a program by playing the same piece >repeatedly while trying to fit different maneuvers together to match it? What you guess here is only a small part of the overall proceedure. I think the hardest part is selecting the appropriate music. I think it is an insult to the original composer and recording artist to just use small segments of their artistic work in order to get passages that will allow you to put in your hot stuff. I like to think of my choreography as an artistic interpretation of another artists work. I make a tape of the music which repeats the song over and over throughout the entire tape. I then listen to it about 50 times before even trying to fly to it. Next, I jot down some diagrams for the easy areas and then go try to fly them. If I'm doing the choreography for someone else the process even gets more involved. I recently finished a new piece for the Eastern League Pairs Champions. Team Wind Swept. I've been doing their routines for about 3 years now and they have been very successfull. I'm currently working with Marty Sasaki to select music for his 4 person team routine. I usually put in about 100 to 200 hours to choreograph a piece of music that will precent what I thought the original composer was trying to say with his work. I am also currently planning to release my first instructionary book about the precision aspects of flying controllable kites. The second book will be on flying controllable kites to music and include a detailed description of the approach that I use to choreograph routines. >BTW, I've been practicing those drills you mentioned a while back and the >improvement in my precision is noticable. Sure do appreciate the tips. I'm glad to hear that. I appreciate the feedback. Just trying to meet a deadline Ron Reich