Dan Savell
Percussionist
Here you can find my CD.Velocity in Texture: Percussion for the Modern Dance Class.Check out the description and soundclips below. To order the CD, click the Paypal button.
| Track | Name | Time Signature | Bpm | Time |
| 1 | Driving a Jet | 4/4 | 102 | 4:19 |
| 2 | Waking Up in Assam | 4/4 | 84 | 4:03 |
| 3 | Hana | 3/4 | 62 | 6:22 |
| 4 | Underwater Welding | 4/4 | 76 | 5:08 |
| 5 | 1,2, Cha Cha Cha, Cha? | 5/4 | 130 | 3:51 |
| 6 | Drunkard Fisherman | 6/4 | 104 | 5:29 |
| 7 | Vat 19 | 7/8 | 155 | 4:40 |
| 8 | The Gong Song | 4/4 | 126 | 4:48 |
| 9 | Left Parenthetical | 9/8 | 200 | 1:39 |
| 10 | Ampersand | 7/8 | 126 | 1:43 |
| 11 | One and One Is | 11/8 | 180 | 6:17 |
| 12 | March Through Canyons | 12/8 or 4/4 Triple Time | 390 or 130 | 5:51 |
| 13 | 18 Foot Tall | n/a | n/a | 11:18 |
Institute of the Arts I worked closely with several instructors from various technical backgrounds in the Modern Dance community. Similarly to the
classes I performed for, the approach of this CD is highly improvisational. In developing this album, most pieces started out with the exact percussion set-up I used for my classes. I then laid down tracks,
beginning with a fundamental musical element such as tempo, timbre, or time signature. After the basic track was recorded, I layered other percussion over that track, often with little pre-conceived idea of the
direction the piece would go; this way, the songs evolve organically and preserve the spontaneity that an accompanist can bring to a class. All of the music was created with acoustic percussion instruments. There are no synths, loops, sound modules, or other electronic instruments used.