Let's play the spoons!This week we are learning how to play the spoons as a percussion instrument. Playing spoons has long been a part of American folk music in the area around the Appalachian Mountains. Take a look at the following video to see how to grip your spoons and a few basic moves. This next video is also an introduction, but more in depth. This would be suitable for upper grades. Let's apply what we've learned! For the following videos, play each quarter note (Ta) on the palm of your hand with the spoons. Play each pair of eighth notes (Ti-Ti) with an up-down motion between your knee and your other hand. To do the two different patterns in a row, you will need to get used to flipping your hand (the one not holding the spoons) over between patterns.
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Star Wars week!This week, we are taking a dive into the world of Sound Design using the Star Wars movies. Sound design is an important element of movies, video games and TV production. What makes the sound design of the original production of Star Wars so interesting is that they had to rely on "found sounds", not computers, to create the sounds that they wanted. Watch the following videos for a better idea of what we are exploring. Opera!This week we are exploring the 400+ year old tradition of opera. We are also looking closely at the special singing technique that opera singers use that allow them to be heard in concert halls without microphones. We also explored using our breath and identifying the different parts of our bodies that affect our singing voices. First, here's an interview with a real life opera singer: Next, we explore science behind operatic singing: Then, we explore the storyline of one of Opera's best-known productions: Mozart's The Magic Flute Finally, we get to experience The Queen of the Night aria. Introduction to Electronic MusicThis week we are taking a closer look at electronic music and the use of loops and samples. Take a listen to the following song and see if you can count how many different patterns (loops) the song uses. The official count is 33. How many did you get? There are many different software programs that you can use to create your own loops. A great one to try is the loop creator in GarageBand. There are also ways to create loops in a live music setting with instruments. In the next video, you can see the artist use recording equipment (that he controls with foot pedals) to create loops. You only need to watch about the first minute. In class, we worked in groups to create our own loops, also known as ostinato patterns. We used body percussion and movement and layered them with our partners' movements. Ready to try and make your own loops? Click on the link below: https://www.incredibox.com/ How To:
1. Choose "Demo" on the home screen. 2. When you get to the screen that looks like the above picture, choose any icon from the top row. 3. Mix up your own loops! Don't Stop!Keeping with our music-to-book theme, we are taking on Fleetwood Mac's Don't Stop. This week, rather than choreographing a cup routine, we are learning drumming patterns to accompany the music. Just like last week, keep an ear out for: 1. Introduction 2. Verse (A) 3. Chorus (B) 4. Solo (interlude) 5. ending (Coda) We've Got The Beat!This week we were able to explore the book We've Got the Beat, based on the song (with the same title) by The Go-Gos. We read the book, listened to the audio recording and choreographed a percussive Solo cup routine to go along with the different sections of the music.
While you listen, try to identify the following sections: 1. Introduction 2. Verse (section A) 3. drum build-up 4. chorus (section B) 5. Guitar solo (interlude) 6. Song ending (Coda) Please excuse the intermission in uploads. We had to navigate a loss in the family. Thanks for your understanding.
Introduction to Tempo Tempo in music refers to the speed of the music. Tempo can be identified with words or with numbers (beats per minute). The following resources were used in class to support the exploration of Tempo. Here is a link to an online Metronome: https://www.google.com/search?q=metronome Here is a picture of an analog Metronome: https://www.wqxr.org/story/beat-goes-history-metronome/ Here are two short videos explaining different ways to describe Tempo. Here are a few videos of different tempi (plural for tempo) in music. See if you can correctly identify the tempo markings. 1. Medium
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