Rick, Dev, Brad and Chris (scribe). We loosen up with circulation and improvisation, and dive into the work of marching and playing Eye of the Needle. We do three takes: first, at 66 BPM, clockwise in a small circle; then again at 63 BPM; and finally at the same speed while counting the bars; observations are shared between each take. Dev suggests we try this approach with Askesis at 88 BPM, which we do once. We have a lot of fun and get some useful observations from the team.
After a short break, we are seated again and venture to practice The Sunken Cathedral via a recording (made by Rick) which fills in the parts of tonight's absent players while providing an accented click. Rick puts the recording on a set of surround sound speakers and we play along with it once, and share thoughts afterward.
We give Growing Circle a quick hearing without a click, and then Where's the Nurse. Third Relation gets metronome treatment, and we play through it twice, the second time with some suggestions from Dev. We talk a little about our next meeting on Sunday, and depart around 10:00.
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