An Atypical 'Performance' Talk

A mixture of a talk on programming and a live classical music recital. Listen to a former-orchestral-clarinetist-turned-developer talk about parallelisms between music performance and programming - such as complexity, imposter syndrome, and true concentration - with live performances throughout!

Transcript

1. An Atypical ‘Performance’ Talk Chris Arcand
 chrisarcand chrisarcand www.chrisarcand.com
2. THREE PIECES FOR CLARINET SOLO (1919)
 mvt. III
 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
8. (picture of concert hall)
9. Handling
 Complexity
12. “Playing the clarinet is easy.” - Burt Hara
13. Complexity is on a relative scale
14. Don’t let initial complexity scare you from diving in.
15. Capriccio for solo clarinet in A (1946)
 Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-1995)
 (cuts added by C. Arcand for time constraints)
16. Concentration
17. “In the zone.”
20. Maintaining concentration (deep work) is
 exhausting.
21. Balance & Quality
25. Five Pieces for solo clarinet (1959)
 IV. Singing
 William O. Smith (1926-)
26. Hero Worship & Imposter Syndrome
28. Your heroes are normal people.
29. Your heroes don’t have some super power that makes them super amazing.
30. Your heroes are not inherently better than you and understand things that you never will.
31. Your heroes have simply(!) learned how to handle complexity, concentrate deeply, and balance themselves so as to create quality work that you admire.
34. • Handling complexity • Concentrating (working deeply) • Maintaining balance • Understanding your heroes • Dealing with imposter syndrome
 and so much more…
36. Tango Etudes for solo flute (1987)
 Etude No. 3. Molto marcato e energico
 Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
37. Thank you! chrisarcand chrisarcand www.chrisarcand.com