Chapter 6: The Possibility Engine

Rusty Guinn

December 28, 2024·29 comments·In Brief

 

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And so the Prince obscured his contemplation Under the veil of wildness, which, no doubt, Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night, Unseen yet crescive in his faculty.

Ely’s speech, Henry V, Act 1, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare

 

 


 

 

For as long as I can remember, I have been attracted to hobbies which set actions to beat and meter. I started playing rock and jazz drums when I was fairly young, which means I can move each of my four limbs with independence and with some command over tempo, complex and compound meter, styles, and multiple swing patterns. I was a multi-year drum major in high school and a reasonably accomplished conductor. I have composed electronic music, written pop songs, performed in bands, and played in orchestras, but never at anything approaching a professional level. Let us say that I am an advanced hobbyist - one who feels most at home at the intersection of improvisational feel styles and technical progressive styles. I should have rhythm. I do have rhythm, dammit.

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