Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

first getting involved in electronic music in 1958,
After
Subotnick (b. 1933) claims that his approach
Morton
be the same if he was sculpting with stone or
would
Within the album Music for the Double Life of
clay.
a complete tonal landscape. Listen to the tracks
forming
a Fluttering of Wings: 3. Halo’ on the playlist.
‘Angels,
for The Double Life of Amphibians is an album
Music
suggests a metaphor of
that
the ‘doubleness’ of the amphibians, needing
“…
past–present environment (the water) while
[their]
a class, watch Subotnick’s own explanation of
As
creative process here:
his
an interface with almost every sound built into
include
computer
the
1 Choose an amphibian, such as the frog pictured below,
, using symbols and
Draw a road-map of sounds
2
3 In small groups, experiment with instruments, voice,
4 Spend time together performing your ‘sound piece’.
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Creating an electroacoustic performance
ACTIVITY: Amphibians
then brainstorm what types of sounds you think could
ATL
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fit with this creature under or above water.
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skills: Encouraging others to
Collaboration
contribute
colour, that follow an
This is where you
arch form. start with one musical idea, it develops in the middle
of a piece and then returns to the original idea at the
end. Use ‘Angels, a Fluttering of Wings: 3. Halo’ as
your model.
devices or SoundTrap to create individual ideas that
Amphibians, the electronic components blend with the
match your road-map of sounds.
ensemble,
the acoustic layers and
complementing
Make sure you record each practice session and choose
the best recording that matches your road-map of
sound.
reaching for a new present–future world (the air),
our ‘ ’ – the past–present and present–
doubleness
is
future – that beast–spirit and angel–spirit in us all.”
Subotnick
and then split
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small groups to complete the following activity.
into
Figure 9.41 A frog (or fronds on an axolotl)
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demonstrate arch form
◆■ Assessment opportunities
this activity you have practised skills that are
In
using Criterion C: Thinking creatively and
assessed
Figure 9.40 A music technology setup today can
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Criterion D: Responding.