Week 2
The Influence of Minimalism and Techno
LESSON 1
What are some features of Minimalist and Techno music, and how does Hindson use these in Rush?
Research Task:
In pairs, choose one of the works below:
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Steve Reich – Octet
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Phillip Glass – Mad Rush
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Derrick May – Strings of Life
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Ben Klock - Sub Zero
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Identify your chosen work as either Minimalist or Techno.
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Listen and write down any key features you hear on your first impression.
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Google or use these websites to find out more about features of Minimalist/Techno music, and how they are composed.
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Discuss and identify how those features are seen in your chosen piece.
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Share your research to the class in small group presentations
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Post your analysis to EverNote
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Add any terms that you came that you think are relevant to Rush, to the Coggle - we'll be referring to these techniques in the next lesson.
Minimalist and Techno
Homework: Weekly Sight Singing
Download the Sight Singing Task.
Record an audio or video of your sight singing, and submit it to the Google Classroom submission box.
(Sight Singing example adapted from HSC 2001)
LESSON 2
In class Sight-Singing!
Techno
Minimalism and Techno influences
Refer to the techniques and features of Minimalist and Techno music that you researched.
What are some minimalist and techno features you see in Rush?
3 features:
There are 3 main features of minimalist and techno music seen in Rush:
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Repetition: When material is repeated.
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Repetition: When material is repeated.
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Repetition: When material is repeated (get it?)
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Cross Rhythms (aka Polyrhythms): 2 or more rhythmic groupings occurring simultaneously within the one time signature.
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Moto Perpetuo: A fast instrumental passage made up of notes of equal length.
In EverNote, identify where these features are seen in Rush.
Moto Perpetuo
Moto Perpetuo:
Identify the instrument playing the moto perpetuo passage in these pieces.
What note values are used in each of the moto perpetuo passages?
Cross Rhythms:
Here is an example of a cross rhythm from Peter Sculthorpe's Morning Star I (Second Movement) for String Quartet.
Choose a part to play in an in-class performance.
How long are each of the rhythmic cells in each part?
Cross Rhythms mini-composition:
In groups of 3-4, compose 3-4 short syncopated rhythms of varying lengths, layered on top of each other.
Notate it using standard notation or otherwise, and perform it to the class.
Share it to your EverNote.
Concept Based Questions - Rush focus
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In what section and which instrument is moto perpetuo used?
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Where are cross-rhythms used in this piece, and what is their effect?
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Describe how a ‘rushed’ effect is created in Rush through elements of Duration
Post your responses using the WorkSheet to EverNote.
Homework: Hans Zimmer Time Mixed Bag Arrangement
Choose a part in the Hans Zimmer Time Arrangement*, and prepare it for an in-class performance next week.
Practice using the score, resources packages and recordings available.
*(adapted from CME task)