Performance Party- June 5, 2010“James Bond Theme” composed by Monty Norman, performed by Zeeny W, Paul O, Andrew O, Angie D, Ashley A, Gus L, Luis O, Jessenia G, Justin C [audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/James-Bond-Theme-Zeeny-W-Paul-O-Andrew-O-Angie-D-Ashley-A-Gus-L-Luis-O-Jessenia-G-Justin-C.mp3|titles=James Bond Theme- Zeeny W, Paul O, Andrew O, Angie D, Ashley A, Gus L, Luis O, Jessenia G, Justin C]Different Trains: Day 4Today we started talking about video work! We mostly watched a lot of different work and talked about different types of videos, such as narrative, documentary, and experimental.
Here’s some stuff we saw: Videos from other students: Videos from local filmmakers: Stop-motion videos: At the end of class we learned about the cameras we’ll start shooting with next week! We tested them out in the classroom in preparation for a small field trip outside next week.
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.
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!
Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year!Here’s to a great year! |
