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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1RT5yca9eI. Know: Pentatonic scale Task: Compose Chinese piece Understand: Chinese timbre. Life in China. The great wall of China is a flipping long wall that can be seen from outer-space.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1RT5yca9eI Know:Pentatonic scale Task:Compose Chinese piece Understand:Chinese timbre
Life in China The great wall of China is a flipping long wall that can be seen from outer-space. The Chinese are the nuts at Ping pong and can’t get enough of Basket-ball. The tallest man in the world comes from China China is the most heavily populated country in the world. A 5th of the worlds population live in China and it’s not the biggest surface area either. Due to the population issues people in China are subject to a one-child policy. This obviously lead to a black market for children. This is their alphabet and the same word can mean something different when said at a different pitch.
TASK: You have got 5-10 minutes to find sounds that sound like either the Erhu, Dizi or the Pipa. TASK: Class demo of polyphonic using black notes! Timbre Pipa Erhu Dizi Gong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar6xBhk617I&feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sSRFEL7Qo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrthXXmKgA&feature=related
? ? ? ? ? TASK: In pairs decode the pentatonic scale and compose your own Chinese music, structured in Binary form. Ensure your composition is polyphonic and uses appropriate timbre.
Extension task: Improvisation is an excellent skill and must be use wisely. To avoid it being boring and repetitive use Disjunct and conjunct. MAKE YOUR MELODIES INTERESTING Conjuct: Melody that moves by step never more than a tone. Disjuct: Melody that moves using lots of jumps. Larger than a tone.