Timbre 2
Explore music that samples a range of audio sounds including Infected Mushroom Heavy Weight, David August Epikur and Burial Lone.
Outcome
Introduction
- Watch the advertisement, to identify two segments of audio - Jackhammer and Pachelbel Canon in D
- Read an excerpt of by John Cage.
Body
- What is the difference between the two audio sections of the advertisement? One audio section is ‘musical’, the other is not.
- Refer to part of Experimental Music by John Cage. Discuss the concept of a range of audio sounds from a bird song to humming, from a washing machine to the ocean as being musical. Re-evaluate if a jackhammer is musical?
Conclusion
- Explore music that samples a range of audio sounds including Infected Mushroom (from beginning of the track), David August (from beginning), Burial (cue to 7 minutes)
- Have students find their own examples of audio sounds incorporated into music.
as part of MyPL .
Syllabus
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