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Chapter 4. Section 3. Rhythms in Everyday Life. Did you know that you can use anything to sound a rhythm? Finger snaps, mouth, claps, pencils, keys, backpacks are just a few examples. STOMP. One musical group famous for its use of found instruments is STOMP.
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Chapter 4 Section 3
Rhythms in Everyday Life • Did you know that you can use anything to sound a rhythm? • Finger snaps, mouth, claps, pencils, keys, backpacks are just a few examples
STOMP • One musical group famous for its use of found instruments is STOMP. • They combine choreography with rhythms created from everyday objects. • The founder and dancer Luke Creswell states that the group’s goal: to invite people to “listen to the world in a different way and hear music where maybe they didn’t think there was music before.”
Watch the DVD • Use your ears to tell you what ordinary objects are used as rhythm instruments. • How many of the terms below can you apply to their rhythms and dance? • Call and response ritardando fortissimo accent • Accelerando pianissimo syncopation • Unison duple meter solo • Polyrhythm improvisation tutti • Diminuendo ostinato pause
Terms • Call and response- question and answer pattern • Accelerando- gradually increasing the tempo • Unison- One line/one part • Polyrhythm- multiple rhythms • Diminuendo- gradual decrease in sound • Ritardando- gradual slowing of tempo • Pianissimo- very soft • Duple Meter- beats grouped by two • Improvisation- spontaneous musical invention • Ostinato- a repeated musical figure • Fortissimo- Very loud • Syncopation- deliberate shifts of accent so that it conflicts with the steady beat • Solo- composition for one performer • Tutti- a section in a concerto with all instruments/voices perform together • Pause- a stop in music for a short period of time • Accent- the emphasis placed on a beat or sound
Bounce, Slap, Dribble, Move!! • STOMP loves to demonstrate how everyday rhythms in our lives can have a powerful musical effect. • A fun way to demonstrate these rhythms is to take a basketball and show how it itself can become a musical instrument.
Improvisation • Music invites us to invent new combinations of sound. • We find ourselves humming or whistling our own tune or tapping a rhythm that we made up. • This is called improvisation. • Improvisation- spontaneous musical invention • Improvisation is usually done within certain boundaries. • The improviser might elaborate upon a familiar melody, adding tones and altering rhythms to enhance a particular feeling. • You’ll learn more about this in Jazz in Chapter 9. • Ostinato- a repeated musical figure
Improvisation • Improvisation is an art with many techniques. • It is a way of making music a form of direct self-expression. • It requires musicians to take chances. • Some authorities believe that music improv. Is among the highest forms of human thinking. • What challenges to you think jazz artists face when improvising during a performance?
Fun activity • Get in groups • Someone needs to be the master drummer • 1. The master drummer sets a steady tempo. • 2. Others take turns improvising a rhythm. • These don’t have to be difficult. • Keep it simple, it’s easier and it works!!