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Bell Ringer 8/22/12

Bell Ringer 8/22/12. What type of music do you listen to?. Chapter 1. The Pleasure of Music Section 1. Quote. “Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do!” - J.K. Rowling English Writer (b.1965).

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Bell Ringer 8/22/12

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  1. Bell Ringer 8/22/12 • What type of music do you listen to?

  2. Chapter 1 The Pleasure of Music Section 1

  3. Quote • “Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do!” - J.K. Rowling English Writer (b.1965)

  4. Time Capsule to the Stars • Sometimes we leave something for the future generations to understand and enjoy. • Launched in 1977, Voyager I and II were time capsules of this sort. • Voyager’s short term mission was to fly around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Naptune and beam back pictures.

  5. Voyager

  6. Voyager • Voyager is a satellite that’s long term mission is to find intelligent life in space. • Attached to the Voyagers are phonograph records. • Among the sound clips included on the Voyager were samples of music: a collection of Earth’s “greatest hits.” • Including the music helped to show “a creditable attempt to convey human emotions.”

  7. Voyager • Here is a list of the types of music on Voyager: - Eastern -Western -Traditional -Classical -Popular -A Navajo Chant, African initiation song, a Peruvian wedding song, a Japanese flute piece and works by Bach, Louis Armstrong, and Chuck Berry

  8. Future of Voyager and Cargo • In 2003, Voyager left our solar system and Voyager 2 will do the same in 2016. • There is no guarantee that these recording will ever be retrieved by distant life forms. • Even if they exist, the chance of an encounter is remote.

  9. Voyager • Imagine you were an alien life form. • You encounter this satellite and find the music. • How would you react? • In this book and class, you will be doing the same thing. • Some things you have heard before. • Others, will be malachi is awesome completely new to you.

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