Here are a couple more little improv pieces/sketches. These are a little more complete, and a little more musically coherent.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PbATwoaBWw[/youtube]

This one is called Pedal Tones, and it's me experimenting with trying to recreate the effect of open notes.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtGGloHLFFw[/youtube]
This one is called Prozac For Cats. And I'm not sure what else to say, really.

As always, any comments/criticisms/ideas are welcome.

You reminded me about pedal tones.
Recently I was doing a stick-arranged version of "Old and wise" from Alan Parsons proj. (originally written by Eric Wolfson). Because I failed to find piece in notes, that was quite a challenge to figure it out by ear (as long, as i'm not a pianist, but who cares). Check out the orchestra+band version from the album (Eye in the sky) and solo piano version.
Anyway, already in intro I've encountered a curious in-one-octave fill, played on pedal:

С-E-F-A-C (torn from the context);

There the advantages of the stick's bass side turned to be a problem - it was very difficult to take narrow intervals.

But sweet solvation - the range (note) overlappig! The thing will be (capitals for the left hand on the bass side, small letters for the right hand on the melody side):

С-е-F-a-c (still sound in one octave range!).
Now that's much easier for your fingers and two-hand coordination.
My arrangement of the Sting's "Shape of my heart" is fully based on overlapping trick, which gives me a nice pedal-style tone, and not more than two fingers occupied at a time.

Tried to fit your method from the first video there - didn't fit, cz too much strings on the melody side 're sounding.

Hope that will be useful somehow)

P.S:
The overlapping thing stolen right from Bob Culberston's playing))) Hope he forgives me)

I like your slide and varied attack in the RH on Prozac for Cats.

Enjoyed Pedal Tones, lovely layered tones - that quality is uniquely reserved for the Chapman Stick.

Also, digging the Bro-ny wall adornment. My daughters love My little pony!

Lol! Actually, that belongs to my girlfriend; she loves all kinds of cute things. Although I will admit to owning a pair of Chococat pajamas


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