MUS 1501.) In class on Tuesday, we did something that I've never done before. Before class, we were told to bring our instruments. I wasn't told why, no one was, but I knew it would be interesting! When we got to class, we were given another visual score idea. This time we used a picture showing the statistics of how many people of different nationalities are imprisoned each year. We were then told to pair up with someone and create a couple little melodies in a certain key, that fit the mood/aura of the visual score. I paired up with a flutist, and we created a couple sounds and uploaded them to the google doc for the class. After that, Jon uploaded everyones pieces and put them onto the mixer-board thing (I'm not sure what its called). After that, we all got out our instruments, went to the front of the classroom, and began to play melodies and sounds that went along with the portion of the picture we were instructed to represent. Throughout the whole experience, our instructors weren't telling us what to do, they let it be completely up to us. They would help if needed, but we were very independent in our creativity for this project.
MUS 150
For this work, I considered the intensity, yet peacefulness of this picture. I used an Ostinato pattern that included running 8th notes that went along with my Greensleeves melody. For my piece, I really tried to incorporate the tensness of both sides. The officers in full uniform with shields and weapons, and the other side, the victims. The first portion of my piece represents both sides, as they are. It gets somewhat quiet (except for my ostinato and piano) for a few seconds representing the peaceful woman walking forward toward them. It then gets more and more chaotic as the police advance toward her, with the intention of pushing her away or harming her. It then gets quiet again, this represents the moments before the interaction. The woman sticking her hand out to them. The final musical aspect is the holding of the hands of both sides. The woman's dress flying around in the breeze while trying to make peace with these officers.
For this project I used GarageBand. It was relatively easy to create the entire piece, I really didn't struggle much at all, which was great. I did, however, have a major problem trying to export it to Weebly. After a few consecutive days of googling, I finally figured it out! Music Technology is an awesome thing. I really fell in love with this software while creating this. It made me want to experiment and make more of these awesome loops and sounds. greensleeves_2.pdf
greensleeves_2.mid I hope this worked, but this is my notation assignment. I decided to notate the folksong entitled Greensleeves. I've listened to so many arrangements of this and I just think they're all so beautiful. Also, it's a little taste of home because ever since I can remember, my mom would always hum this song as she cooked or cleaned. It has a big place in my heart. For this, I downloaded MuseScore, since that is the software that I'm most familiar with. I played it by ear and figured everything out on my own, which it may not (or possibly sound) look too perfect. I wasn't exactly sure how to set accurate key signatures, so pardon the accidentals!! I also added some dynamics, and tried to do more interesting things with the harmony! |
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