Crits and Errors is a process piece combining sound, performance, and gameplay using the worldwide classic game of Chutes and Ladders. Players traverse a numbered grid of 100 squares, according to dice rolls, with the objective of navigating their game piece from 0 to 100, helped by climbing "ladders" but hindered by falling down "chutes". Using Max to assign pitch and timbral values to game spaces and players, Crits and Errors combines musical aleatory with real-life gestures and sheer luck. The piece is a sonic exploration of unpremeditated harmonies and frequency progression.

Links: Max Patch

Recorded Performers: the Peabody Laptop Ensemble (Colton Arnold, Cameron Church, Maxzavier Guo, Heng Lin, Nikko Musuraca, and Anson Tong)