CCE 145: MUSIC & CREATIVE EXPRESSIONWednesday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

IB 1409, North Seattle Community College

Candice Hoyt, Instructor

Online: http://northseattle.angellearning.com/

SESSION 1(B): 4/9

Play with instruments Let’s do rhythm Your rhythm activities What you want to learn

PLAYING WITH THE INSTRUMENTS Why you like the instrument /

what it is for: Keyboard

Lots of different sounds Triangle

Sound is more pleasant than kazoo

Piano Envy people who can play it;

would love to be able to… Guitar

Would like to play it; lots of sounds; ROCK OUT

It’s pretty cool – socially cool Xylophone / marimba

Can’t play an unappealing sound – looks pretty

Sound really pretty & in mexico Tenor saxophone

Because I know how to play & my grandfather played it

Drum As loud or soft as you want it to be;

describes me sometimes – loud and someone you want to hit (har har)

There are many many kinds Hit different sections of the ONE

drum to make different sounds You can be successful in a short

time Taiko drumming – watching &

listening I like hitting things with my hands

Congas Dancing

Slide whistle Fun – unpredictable

Alto sax First instrument I ever played;

allowed me to teach myself to learn the piano

Was able to hear my part blend with others’

LET’S DO RHYTHM!!!

Rhythm words Ta (slow) & Ti (quick)

First complex rhythm Ta-ta-ti-ti-ti

Call & response (“my turn/your turn”) “Make a ‘loud’ sound”

ice breaker Clapping/patting Rhythm sticks, other

clacking sounds

Categories – names of things for rhythm (example, animals): Black Cap Chickadee

Ta-ta-ti-ti-ti Emperor Penguin

ti-ti-ti-ta-ta- Can use felt or other

materials that represent the animals, so children can begin without teacher

YOUR RHYTHM ACTIVITIES / WAYS WE USE

Loud / Quiet Small group /

individual Bells to Greg &

Steve’s “Freeze” (circle, then “freeze”)

“If you’re happy and you know it”

Patty cake BINGO EIEIO Hand clap to get

attention

Counting syllables with rhythm sticks

GROUP RESPONSE: WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW

Teach me more children’s songs

Ways to use music What’s important

about music Use as a tool rather

than just amusement Learn about “what to

do with the children who cover their ears”

Patterns or rhythms as tool

To learn to teach it to young children (they just laugh at me)

Remember about music notation

WRAP-UP

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Interval Papers are due EVERY week, the night before class (Tuesday) – they are not listed here

Assignments: 4/13: Interval Paper 4/14: Read: pp. 1-27 4/20: Interval Paper 4/21: A 4d: Found Sound

Read: pp. 70-97 & 183-189