[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/16.Dance-to-your-Daddy-Jose-Roberto-G.mp3|titles=16.Dance to your Daddy Jose Roberto G]

“Dance to your Daddy” performed by Jose G

 

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/3.mp3|titles=Performance Party Jan 24, 2011]

“Our Limitations Song” performed by Lizbeth M, Gabriel V, Galo V, Jose G, Jackson L, Clarifed P, Angel V

 

A/V Composition has been busy!

On February 15 we worked in Sibelius, learning about crescendos, decresendos, and slurs. We reviewed dynamics (which we learned about last week), and how to score. By the end of class we wrote our own pieces and shared them.

On February 22 and March 1, we learned how to use iMovie. We used footage from the internet to create visual landscapes for our Sibelius pieces from February 15, considering the tone of our pieces, how to highlight different accents in the music, and the effects of contrast between sound and image.

On March 15, we shared our iMovie pieces with Laura, who had been away, and started using Logic. We learned how to use the zoom recorders and recorded ourselves playing scales. We brought these scales into Logic to edit into new compositions.

On March 22, we finalized those compositions. On March 29 we mapped the compositions in order to start working on a visual score (adding matching visuals corresponding to the notes used in the composition) in iMovie, and on April 5 and 12 we worked on finishing those videos and starting to recording pieces we are working on in our lessons for our final projects.

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[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Dance-to-your-Daddy.mp3|titles=Dance to your Daddy]

“Sarabande” from Suite No. 6 in D major composed by J.S. Bach, performed by Ruby E, Dante L, Angel M, Joshua M, Anthony D, Kirby V, Malachy H, Jose B, Nohely F, Ian R, Natasha R

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Sarabande-from-Suite-No.-6-in-D-major-Ruby-E-Dante-L-Angel-M-Joshua-M-Anthony-D-Kirby-V-Malachy-H-Jose-B-Nohely-F-Ian-R-Natasha-R.mp3|titles=Sarabande from Suite No. 6 in D major- Ruby E, Dante L, Angel M, Joshua M, Anthony D, Kirby V, Malachy H, Jose B, Nohely F, Ian R, Natasha R]

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Tango.mp3|titles=Tango]

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Toodle-Pip.mp3|titles=Toodle-Pip]

The first day of Audio/Visual Composition was a great success. Cries of …

“Oh my god that’s awesome!”
“I love this.”
“This is fun!”
“That sounds pretty good!”

… were heard as students experimented with making Sibelius compositions for the first time.

Stay tuned for news of student composition projects!

Rhythm Machine into What’s the Answer to my Question? by the Wednesday Music Lab, performed by Angel V, Angie D, Anthony D, David D, Genesis P, Jeffry S, Jesse W, Jose G

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Rhythm-Machine-Whats-the-Answer-to-my-Question-Jesse-W-Jose-G-Anthony-D-Genesis-P-Angie-D-Angel-M-Jeffrey-Ss.mp3|titles=Rhythm Machine, What’s the Answer to my Question?]

“Minuet 2” composed by J.S. Bach, performed by Jose G, Jesse W, violins

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Minuet-2-Jose-G-Jesse-W-.mp3|titles=Minuet 2]