I applied, and I got in as a pianist. Their idea in the music department was that pianists, if they were good enough to get in, they were good enough to learn a new instrument. They felt sorry for pianists being alone in the practice room all the time, and they really wanted to socialize us pianists.

Zeena Parkins

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The harp was so much more gestural and physical for me than the piano - something about bringing this instrument into your body.

harps piano body

The irony is that I use computers every day of my life to do music because I edit all of my music in a computer. But when it comes to doing live processing, I prefer, as a performer with an instrument, not just having the computer as the only thing I have. I really prefer and find it much more flexible to have the limitations of pedals.

irony computer use

Computers have their own aleatoric aspect, too. They crash! But I'm a knob person. I like twiddling knobs.

crash aspect computer

I find the relationship of sensation and physicality, and, for me, it's music like anything else. It's a different way of expressing and exploring sound. I find it really beautiful.

different sound beautiful

I was a dancer. I was really seriously into dancing. by Zeena Parkins

I was a dancer. I was really seriously into dancing.

That's one of the main things I do, work with choreographers. I've been doing it a long time, and it's a real important part of my life as a soundmaker, making music for dance.

important real long