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THE FLOOR SCORE IS A METHOD OF G R A P H I C N O TAT I O N T H AT I A M C U R R E N T LY D E V E L O P I N G A S A WAY O F E X P L O R I N G T H E R E L AT I O N S H I P B E T W E E N S PA C E , M O V E M E N T A N D MUSIC. I T M A R K S O U T T H E P H Y S I C A L S PA C E O F INSTRUMENTS AS A GRID ON THE F LO O R O F A S PA C E . M O V E M E N T S T H AT O C C U R O N T H E F L O O R S C O R E A R E M A D E I N S TA N T LY A U D I B L E A S M U S I C I A N S T R A N S L AT E THE MOVEMENTS ON THE FLOOR SCORE INTO PHYSICAL GESTURES ON THEIR I N S T R U M E N T. THE DIMENSIONS ARE FLEXIBLE, THE GRID CAN BE ENLARGED OR REDUCED TO F I T A N Y S PA C E . T H E F L O O R A C T S A S A N I N V I TAT I O N F O R A C T I V E I N V O LV E M E N T , P R E S E N T I N G A VA S T M U LT I T U D E O F P O S S I B L E I N T E R A C T I O N S W I T H I T. THE FLOOR SCORE HAS A MINUTE H I S T O R Y. T H E R E I S N O R U L E B O O K . E V E R Y I N T E R A C T I O N T H AT O C C U R S O N I T I S A F O R M O F E X P L O R AT I O N A N D P L A Y, L E A D I N G T O L E A R N E D I N T E R A C T I O N T H AT C O N T R I B U T E S T O ITS EVOLUTION. C O M E P L AY.

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I F YO U W O U L D L I K E TO B E I N V O LV E D I N EXPLORING/WORKING WITH FLOOR S C O R E S E I T H E R I N A N Y C A P A C I T Y. P L E A S E D O N T H E S I TAT E T O G E T I N T O C O N TA C T. C O M E P L AY ! MANY THANKS, G R E TA MARIMBAMONOLOGUES@HOTMAIL.COM W W W. G R E TA E A C O T T. C O M