Class 13: Tuesday 11/20
Objectives:
Genre TimeLine - DUE NEXT WEEK |
Assignments:
DUE: Sampling Ted Talk |
Genre Timeline
Jazz Big Band : 1920's -- Present
Early Example : Late 1920's
Duke Ellington - Jubilee Stomp (1928)
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In Between......
1930's
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40's
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50's
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Middle Examples: 1960's
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Frank Sinatra - Fly me the Moon (1964)
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In Between....
Late 60's
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70's
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80's
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Current Example: 2007
Airmen Of Note - Spain (2007)
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Very Current Example
Some Concluding Thoughts:
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Evolution of A Genre / Genre Time Line
We Are going to 'Ted-Talk' this project. We will do the same thing as we did last week with the sampling Ted Talk.
Step 1
Select Genre
Select 6 songs within Genre – you need 2 for each period (beginning, middle, end)
Convert songs to MP3 Format
Drop 6 Songs in Garage Band
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS DONE AFTER TODAY'S WORK PERIOD
Step 2
Write Script for each example
Record Script into phone
Email to self as MP3 and Drop into Garageband File
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS DONE , OR CLOSE TO DONE ( NOT DROPPED INTO GB) FOR HW
Step 3
Edit / Mix
Step 1
Select Genre
Select 6 songs within Genre – you need 2 for each period (beginning, middle, end)
Convert songs to MP3 Format
Drop 6 Songs in Garage Band
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS DONE AFTER TODAY'S WORK PERIOD
Step 2
Write Script for each example
Record Script into phone
Email to self as MP3 and Drop into Garageband File
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS DONE , OR CLOSE TO DONE ( NOT DROPPED INTO GB) FOR HW
Step 3
Edit / Mix
You will Turn in :
MP3 File
Script
MP3 File
Script
Instructions:
Step 1 : Choose a Genre
Give some background on the genre. This should include things like:
-Approximate year of when the genre started
-A couple of the first songs/recordings of the genre
-Some Important or influential artists within that genre
- Some modern / present artists within that genre
You may choose any genre, but Remember to make things as easy as possible on yourself.
******** The more the genre has changed over the course of it's life, the more differences you will have to talk about******
***** Stick to larger, broader genres - example "house" music would be a sub genre of "electronic dance music" *****
Step 2: Choose Recordings
Pick SIX SONGS (single songs not albums) from within your genre
You may pick any songs from within your genre with one requirement
You must pick:
2 from EARLY in your genre's 'life'
2 from the MIDDLE of your genre's 'life'
2 from CURRENT example
Example:
Rock:
Life = 1950's - Present
Early ; 50-60 Middle ; 80 - 90 Late ; 2010 - present
Jazz:
Life - 1920's - Present
Early ; 20's Middle ; 60-70 Late; 20-pres
Be selective here ; remember you want to pick songs that best exemplify the evolution of the genre - I.E. your Current example should sound VERY different from your older example.
Step 3: Analysis and Examination
For each example, provide a brief but detailed analysis - Listen to your examples a few times and try to come up with as many of the musical characteristics and components as possible. These could include, but are not limited to:
Repetition, Originality, Instrumentation, Artist Background**, Recording Quality,
Texture (thick/thin) , Possible uses, Familiarity/Contrast,
Pictures it paints in your head , Memories it reminds you of,
Melody - Delivery, What/who is providing it, their vocal qualities,subject matter, lyrics/word choice,
Rhythm - Delivery, What is providing it, Explicit/Implicit
*******This should be in Paragraph form*****
Give concrete observations about the examples ! - We should be able to hear the things you are talking about when we listen to your examples.
Step 4: Interpretation
These are some questions you should answer, however you are not limited to these:
- Summarize / give a brief synopsis of the evolution/changes that have occurred in the genre
- What do you think has been the biggest change in the genre?
- What were some EVENTS and PEOPLE that were instrumental to the Evolution of the Genre?
- What is your idea of the "true" genre? The Early examples or the Modern Examples? Why?
*****Example Genres that work well : Rap/HipHop , Country , Rock & Roll , Blues , Jazz*****
Give some background on the genre. This should include things like:
-Approximate year of when the genre started
-A couple of the first songs/recordings of the genre
-Some Important or influential artists within that genre
- Some modern / present artists within that genre
You may choose any genre, but Remember to make things as easy as possible on yourself.
******** The more the genre has changed over the course of it's life, the more differences you will have to talk about******
***** Stick to larger, broader genres - example "house" music would be a sub genre of "electronic dance music" *****
Step 2: Choose Recordings
Pick SIX SONGS (single songs not albums) from within your genre
You may pick any songs from within your genre with one requirement
You must pick:
2 from EARLY in your genre's 'life'
2 from the MIDDLE of your genre's 'life'
2 from CURRENT example
Example:
Rock:
Life = 1950's - Present
Early ; 50-60 Middle ; 80 - 90 Late ; 2010 - present
Jazz:
Life - 1920's - Present
Early ; 20's Middle ; 60-70 Late; 20-pres
Be selective here ; remember you want to pick songs that best exemplify the evolution of the genre - I.E. your Current example should sound VERY different from your older example.
Step 3: Analysis and Examination
For each example, provide a brief but detailed analysis - Listen to your examples a few times and try to come up with as many of the musical characteristics and components as possible. These could include, but are not limited to:
Repetition, Originality, Instrumentation, Artist Background**, Recording Quality,
Texture (thick/thin) , Possible uses, Familiarity/Contrast,
Pictures it paints in your head , Memories it reminds you of,
Melody - Delivery, What/who is providing it, their vocal qualities,subject matter, lyrics/word choice,
Rhythm - Delivery, What is providing it, Explicit/Implicit
*******This should be in Paragraph form*****
Give concrete observations about the examples ! - We should be able to hear the things you are talking about when we listen to your examples.
Step 4: Interpretation
These are some questions you should answer, however you are not limited to these:
- Summarize / give a brief synopsis of the evolution/changes that have occurred in the genre
- What do you think has been the biggest change in the genre?
- What were some EVENTS and PEOPLE that were instrumental to the Evolution of the Genre?
- What is your idea of the "true" genre? The Early examples or the Modern Examples? Why?
*****Example Genres that work well : Rap/HipHop , Country , Rock & Roll , Blues , Jazz*****
Things to Think about :
Skills used from last class:
Skills used from last class:
- Converting Youtube to MP3
- Dropping in to
- Better Mixxing / editing. Place your voice over in a place in the song that makes a little emore sense,
- Instrumentation, year, Band, background, things that are unique to this style.
- FOCUS ON THINGS THAT CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF YOUR GENRE
- Choose songs that are very different so you have a lot to talk about
- Must have a song spaced equally in the life of your genre : Beginning, Middle, End
- Must include entire song in file, we should hear : Song , Dialogue, Song End
- Mixing; We must be able to hear your voice, and the song