Aria from the Goldberg Variations – KarlHi Karl! You are learning this for the Teacher’s Bach Marathon in November 13 and 14th. Listen to this as much as you can – the rhythms are pretty tricky, but I know you’ll play it beautifully![audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Aria-from-Goldberg-Variations.mp3|titles=Aria from Goldberg Variations]
October Etude – LeonidsHi guys! Next Etude project has arrived. We’ll perform this at November 5th Skillz Hour. Try some of your vibrato on this! I’m just putting in the 2 part version – let me know if you want the solo version as well![audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/October-etude-Leonids-2-Part.mp3|titles=October etude Leonids 2 Part]
October Etude – LyrasHi Guys – let me know if you want the solo version, too. We’ll perform this at Nov 5th Skillz Hour – listen to this A LOT, and try being super picky about your intonation… It’s kind of like flossing – tedious, but extremely satisfying.[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/October-Etude-Lyras.mp3|titles=October Etude – Lyras]
Fiddler’s Blues – ORIONSHi! You’ll be playing this at Skillz Hour on November 5th, too. Definitely listen to this a lot, and try to memorize your part![audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Fiddlers-Blues-2-Parts-Orions2.mp3|titles=Fiddler’s Blues 2 Parts Orions]
Jig – OrionsListen to this several times[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/JIG-In-2-Parts-Orions-1.mp3|titles=JIG In 2 Parts Orions 1], and then try to play along! Reminders for a good bow hold: Shake out your right hand in rest position, get your telescope, shake your hand again with the telescope, wrist to nose, turn the doorknob, and lay your hand gently, gently on the bow… PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER 5TH AT SKILLZ HOUR
Different Trains: Day 3At our third class we reviewed how to use the recorders and we also reviewed the work we did with them in our last class. Then Laura put “Come Out” back on and showed everyone how to create a repeating phrase that matched a section of “Come Out.” We talked about improv and about being composers and about “musical form.” Laura played “Twinkle” and asked us to figure out the pattern the composer used. Laura: “Can anyone figure it out?” Then we split up into pairs to interview each other, asking questions we came up with last week: Where are you from? Where do you want to be from? Where are you going? Where do you want to be going?” After we were done interviewing, we moved to the computers and worked on editing our audio files. At the end of class, everyone got a CD to take home with their audio file so they could practice creating phrases with their instruments based on parts of their audio files.
Rolling Waves: link to recording and treble clef versionhttp://www.fiddlestudio.com/2010/04/rolling-waves.html Check it out — Megan Beller, fiddler and teacher from Rochester (who works with Alice Kanack!) has recorded slow & fast versions of the first jig we’re learning this year. Sheet music for all instruments will be available in Fiddle Lab Different Trains: Day 2
The second day of class involved more listening – to Steve Reich’s “Come Out” and to field recordings (or are they music?) by Chris Watson. We also learned how to use the audio recorders, and we interviewed each other. We then transferred our files to the computer to work with them. Before bringing them into Logic we had to convert the files to a new format. We shared our pieces at the end of class. Different Trains takes off!This semester CWM students are spending time in the Media Lab with Steve Reich’s Different Trains, a piece the PSQ is performing in February. Classes will study the piece and produce their own “Different Trains,” using sounds and images they collect and edit in Logic Pro and iMovie. On the first day of class students did a “listening walk” to attune to the everyday music we hear when we slow down enough to pay attention to the world around us. After discussing our walks, we oriented to the Media Lab (a new space for most students), exploring the Lab’s various equipment and how to use the space. Then we settled into the Listening Nook of the Media Lab for some deep listening to the first movement of Different Trains. After listening we talked about what we heard, how it made us feel, and how the piece is constructed. After listening, we transitioned to the computers where we explored Logic! We learned how to import files and select, move, copy, and loop audio regions. We then completed a short assignment, using a pre-recorded audio file (Laura saying, “Welcome to the Media Lab. Have fun making your own music.”) to create new audio pieces. The results are below! Sophie L Malachy H Liam H Justin C Gabriel V Elvis R David D Anthony D Angel V Jeffry S Alana P Aiden S Brian R Different Trains Day 1First day of class!
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