Day 3 - 1/31
Quick Quiz....
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1. True or False : A Trumpet would have a different Timbre than a Trombone
2. True or False : An electric guitar would have a different timbre than an Acoustic Trombone 3. True or False : A Male voice would have a different timbre than a Female Voice 4. To the Left is a picture of Bob Dylan. What is the instrumentation of this performance? 5 . How many different Timbres are currently occurring? |
Quick Individual Activity....
Use your computers (any resource : google/youtube etc) to research and find examples of songs/performances that meet the following instrumentation specifications
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REQUIREMENTS: Give Links for each example!
1. 1 instrument 2. 2 instruments 3. 3 instruments 4. 4 instruments 5. more than 10 instruments |
Example:
1. 1 instrument -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVW8tgGY_w 2. 2 instruments - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD--idbnYCM ETC. **** We are not concerned with WHAT instruments are there, just the total number**** *** We are not concerned with the number of PEOPLE , but rather the number of INSTRUMENTS***** |
One Variable when dealing with instrumentation is simply the amount or number of instruments that are involved in a particular song.
Picture some different musical settings and the vibe of the music we would be hearing :
Just by picturing the size of the instrumentation, we can kind of imagine what the vibe of the music would be.
The way different instrumentations interact depending the number of instruments is called Texture
Picture some different musical settings and the vibe of the music we would be hearing :
- a singer / song writer at a coffee shop (2 inst.)
- a piano player playing solo in a cocktail lounge (1 inst.)
- a rock band in an auditorium (5 + inst)
- traditional catholic church ( organ / vocal )
- modern gospel church ( 4+ )
Just by picturing the size of the instrumentation, we can kind of imagine what the vibe of the music would be.
The way different instrumentations interact depending the number of instruments is called Texture
Texture Listening
- For the following Songs, listen, and keep track of any change in texture you hear.
- A Change in texture is signified by : Addition, Subtraction, or Change in Timbre
- For every time you hear a change in texture, record: (1) a time stamp (2) the number of timbres you hear (3) What kind of Change in texture you heard (4) If possible, name the timbres
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Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
0:00 - 0:08 - Guitar Rhythmic 0:08 - 0:19 - Guitar Rhythm + Keyboard
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Lets see if we can do the same exercise as a class......
0:00 - 0:06 - Guitar Plucks 0:06 - 0:20 - ______________ Cont....... |
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Song Map
Song Map Assignment
Assignment:
Create A 'Song Map' for a song of your choice, outlining any changes in texture you hear.
Requirements:
-Give a time stamp for every change in texture
- Label each timbre
-Label the reason for each change in texture ( Addition, Subtraction, or change of Timbre)
** One way to make this easier is to use a song in a video to give yourself a visual **
** This can be completed on a word processing program, or by hand - either way make sure it is neat! **
DUE:
Next Class !!
Create A 'Song Map' for a song of your choice, outlining any changes in texture you hear.
Requirements:
-Give a time stamp for every change in texture
- Label each timbre
-Label the reason for each change in texture ( Addition, Subtraction, or change of Timbre)
** One way to make this easier is to use a song in a video to give yourself a visual **
** This can be completed on a word processing program, or by hand - either way make sure it is neat! **
DUE:
Next Class !!