[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Leonids-Holiday-Mix-2001.mp3|titles=Leonid’s Holiday Mix 2001]

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Leonids-Irish-Tunes-2011.mp3|titles=Leonid’s Irish Tunes 2011]

Our Holiday Mix will be performed at the Skillz Hour on Dec 16th, and around town on Dec 17th!

Carol of the Bells

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Carol-of-the-Bells.mp3|titles=Carol of the Bells]

Deck the Halls

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Deck-the-Halls.mp3|titles=Deck the Halls]

We Wish you a Merry Christmas

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/We-Wish-you-a-Merry-Christmas.mp3|titles=We Wish you a Merry Christmas]

At the beginning of our experimental music lab this week, we watched a couple of different videos featuring an early electronic instrument theremin. After watching Léon Theremin playing his own instrument theremin & the Octopus Project, we talked briefly about how sound occurs and watched a video of the physics experiment Ruben’s Tube.

Then we continued to work on our music individually, using our field recordings from last week, as well as new recordings of instruments & voices we made today in the lab.

Our next class is on Halloween and we have some great ideas for Trick or Treating…

 

 

 

We started our Experimental Music class this week working with Sakiko Mori, a local composer and performer, and are very excited for a semester of experimentation!

At our first class, we listened to some field recordings of animals in the wild by Chris Watson and some recordings on the Sublime Frequencies label. We also listened to The Books and Matmos. We also listened to Trevor Wishart’s album Machine.

We then learned how to use audio recorders and went outside to do some field recording of our own. After exploring the neighborhood we came back into the Media Lab and transferred our files to the computers. We are excited to start making music with our recordings next week!

 

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2-part-Crossing-to-Ireland.mp3|titles=2 part Crossing to Ireland]

Hey guys!  Let’s try and get one of these ready for the Oct 28th Skillz Hour!

Cushion Dance:

Slow cello version

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Bartok-Cello-duo-NO-7-Cusion-Dance.mp3|titles=Bartok Cello duo NO 7 (Cusion Dance)]

Fast Violin version:

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/09-44-Duos-for-Two-Violins-14.-Cushion-Dance.mp3|titles=09 – 44 Duos for Two Violins – 14. Cushion Dance]

Ruthenian Kolomejka:

Slow Cello Version (I had to end this before the tempo change!)

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Malachy-Ruthenian-Kolomejka.mp3|titles=Malachy Ruthenian Kolomejka]

Slow Cello Version (only cello 2 – Malachy)

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Cello-2-Bartok-Duo-Ruthenian-Kolo…mp3|titles=Cello 2 Bartok Duo Ruthenian Kolo..]

Faster Violin Version:

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/03-44-Duos-for-Two-Violins-35.-Ruthenian-Kolomejka.mp3|titles=03 – 44 Duos for Two Violins – 35. Ruthenian Kolomejka]

This is an Irish tune in our current key of E minor.  Take notice of the slurs and all the shifts! ‘Shift early and often…’  Break the hard parts into 4 – 8 note sections and drill!  We’ll perform this at the Skillz Hour on Friday, October 28th…

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Leonids-Monaghan-Jig-9.26.11.mp3|titles=Leonid’s Monaghan Jig 9.26.11] [audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/07-The-Monaghan-Jig1.mp3|titles=07 The Monaghan Jig]

 

Say these rhythms a bunch of times before playing them! You are in extension in every position in the scale.  This key, E minor, is the relative minor of G major, which means they share a key signature (one sharp: F#) This is in a ‘call and response’ form, so listen to each cell, then repeat.  The new clef you see is tenor clef – we’ll start using some tenor clef this year… We’ll perform this at the Skillz Hour on Friday, October 28th!

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Leonids-E-minor-Warm-up-9.26.11.mp3|titles=Leonid’s E minor Warm-up 9.26.11] [audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Leonids-Fiddle-Funk1.mp3|titles=Leonid’s Fiddle Funk]

 

 

 

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Parosito-Jessenia-Angie.mp3|titles=Parosito Jessenia, Angie]

“G Minor Medley,” “Finnish Waltz-Drones,” “The Sad Tunafish,” performed by the  Fiddle Lab: Christian Y, Jackson L, Liam H, Audreys R, Malachy H, Linda D