music lesson - week 1

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Music Lesson - Week 1

Electronic sounds

▪ What will I learn? You will:

▪ listen to electronic instruments and compositions

▪ experiment with electronic sounds

▪ create an electronic music composition.

▪ 1. Classify ● How do you categorise instruments? (https://youtu.be/WencyslK76o)

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● What are the different categories or 'families'?

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● What are some examples of instruments in the ‘electrophone’ family?

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Electronic music can include:

■ Musical instruments which use electricity to create and control sound. For

example, the theremin and synthesizer.

■ Instruments which are made louder using electronics. For example, an

electric guitar with an amplifier or an electronic drum kit.

▪ 2. Play

Use your computer keyboard to play this online synthesizer. What happens when

you change the filters? https://www.igorski.nl/application/websid/

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▪ 3. Discover

Underneath each electronic instrument, caption the image with its name.

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▪ 4. Listen

Watch the videos to listen to different electronic instruments and answer the

following questions:

■ Which electronic instrument did you like the best? Why?

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■ Which electronic instrument did you think is the most unique and

interesting? Explain your answer.

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■ Are there similarities between any of the instruments?

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Answers Top row 1. Synthesizer 2. Drum machine 3. Launchpad Bottom row 4. Electric guitar 5. Electric drum kit 6. Electric harp

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Electronic instruments

You will need: • A pencil (colours optional)

▪ 1. Early electronic instruments

Here is a riddle: name an instrument that you play with your hands but never touch. Have you guessed the answer? It is a theremin! This unusual instrument makes sound without anyone touching it.

▪ 2. Electronic instrument study

Choose 1 electronic instrument that you find interesting and would like to learn

more about.

Options: 1. Drum machine, 2. Synthesizer, 3. Launchpad, 4. GarageBand

Invented by Leon Theremin in 1928, this was one of the first mass-produced electronic instruments. The eerie sound of the instrument is often used in movies. How does a theremin work? It has an antenna that can detect the player's hand nearby. The left hand controls the volume and the right hand controls the pitch. Try playing this virtual theremin: https://theremin.app/

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You can use online resources to research:

■ when, where and who invented it

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■ how the instrument makes sound

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■ what it looks and sounds like

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■ famous musicians who use this instrument

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■ other interesting facts.

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You could share your information:

■ in a speech

■ by preparing a visual presentation

■ in a performance (song, dance, drama)

■ by writing an information report

■ by creating an informative picture book.

In this box, make a quick sketch of the instrument. Can you draw yourself playing it?

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Inventing instruments

You will need: • A pencil (colours optional)

▪ 1. Invent

In the box below, draw and label your own invented electronic instrument.

▪ 2. Experiment

Use these electronic music apps to create the sound of your invented instrument! Superlooper: https://superlooper.universlabs.co.uk/

• Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs_T_qsr-GE BeepBox: https://www.beepbox.co/ Extension ideas:

💡 Create your own video game music 💡 Make an eerie movie soundtrack 💡 Make a theme song for your pet or favourite character

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Music Lesson – Week 4

▪ What will I learn?

You will:

- compose graphic notation on a musical stave (5 lines) - remix an existing melody.

▪ Before you begin

You can choose to complete this task online or offline. You will need:

- Online: click the link below.

https://danielx.net/composer/#api-xz8rW8re7kaOrTsbtdUcSirmDi4JoEr2UY00OLDknTI

- Offline: a pencil, eraser, and the following worksheet page

▪ Your Task

Online: Use Mario Paint Music Composer to remix an existing melody. See my example: https://danielx.net/composer/#api-AOKpYgXemp0US1StcVlBMdBOLegiSFdm4TSbJtML03E

Each shape sounds like: Ice cream: piano melody (Twinkle) on keys Beach ball: drum Star: hi-hat Option 1: Remix this Twinkle-twinkle melody. Can you finish the ice cream tune? Option 2: Input your own melody, then remix it.

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▪ Offline 1. Write an instrument list: below each shape you want to use, write down the

instrument it will represent. 2. Draw shapes on the lines: Turn your page sideways. Add sounds from left to

right. 3. Title your composition: Perform your piece with vocals/instruments/objects.

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Songwriting

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YouTube: Blues in E (90bpm): Backing track

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