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Music 201 - Period 7 - 1/12 (Class #1)

TA: John Crichton

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Bernadette, Pip
Blank, Martin
Callisto
Carlyle, Boone
Chase, Angela
Chiana
Carson, Bridge
Evans, Lily
Ford, James
Hopeless-Savage, Skank Zero
Kisaragi, Yuffie
McDonald, Lindsey
Mitchell, Cameron
O'Neill, Jack
Potter, Harry
Solo, Han
Stevens, Isobel
Sullivan, Chloe
Tate, Jessica

[OOC:
Show up.
Get involved in discussion.
Complete the projects.
Hand in your own work.
If you know you're going to be away, contact me OOCly to let me know.
If you're away and you don't know beforehand, contact me OOCly and let me know what the deal is when you get back.]

You can find the layout of the music room here and Ted's office here.

Chairs are set up around the big round table and there are copies of the syllabus (and OOC class stuff) on the table. Ted was sitting at the front of the classroom near the blackboard.

"Welcome to Music 201: Music of the Multiverse dudes and dudettes! My name is Ted 'Theodore' Logan and I am your guide through the totally triumphantly wild and wacky world...s. In this class you're gonna learn about some most excellent music from all around the multiverse. But first, important stuff. Classes are way better with food. The Twinkies and junk food you see in front of you are totally for scarfing during class dudes. Go for it! If you've got any, like, food that you want, tell me and I'll try to get it.

"Every week we're gonna talk about one or two places in the multiverse and I'm gonna tell you about the music they use there. Then we're gonna have a discussion or an in-class project to work on. It's totally gonna be fun, dudes! So, like, make sure you talk and stuff because that's what you get graded on mostly. Every few weeks there'll be a small project to work on, and at the end of it all, there'll be a big class project.

"Oh! Let me introduce you to your TA, Little Boy Blue Eyes Dude." Ted gestured to Crichton. "He has a key to the equipment room like me. If you need to get to the music equipment, like instruments and stuff, you can ask him or ask me. Um, I can't think of any more non-musicy stuff to talk about, so let's get on with the fun stuff!"

He got a piece of chalk and drew a somewhat straight line on the blackboard. He added a few things.

"Music started a long time ago. Back when cavemen were banging on rocks and playing with dinosaurs. Music is a normal part of how humans turn out and stuff. They make rhythms and noises and they like patterns. That's how music starts. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's weird. But in most times and places you'll find some kind of music. Music is how people express how they feel. Music can make you feel certain ways, like with movie music. When the bad guy is coming, you know it because the music tells you that he's bad, that he's around and that you shouldn't like him. Music can make you happy like REM's Shiny Happy People, sad like Elton John's I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues or angry and want to stab people like REM's Shiny Happy People."

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"For the rest of today, I want you to tell the class who you are, where you come from, what music is like where you're from and what your favorite sugary treat is."

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Callist grabbed a twinkie and signed in.

John signs in.

Han signs in.

Chloe signed in, declining the Twinkies...for now.

Yuffie signs in, grinning at the pile of junkfood. Oh, she was going to like this class.

Cameron signs in and grabs a chocolate bar.

Pip signs in and grabs a mess of twinkies.

Zero signs in. Oooh, Twinkie. No, willpower. Willpower.

Marty signed in. Grabbed a twinkie. Ate it and attached the wrapper to his belt.

Angela signs in.

Harry signs in

Chiana signs in.

Jessica sings in. Because of her phone conversation with Mary the night before, Jessica didn't have on as big a smile as she usually did. Looking at the Twinkies, Jessica feels even more nauseous. She covers her mouth with one hand and quickly takes a seat.

Jack grabs a couple of twinkies and signs in.

Sawyer signs in.

Lindsey grabs a couple of twinkies and then signs in.

Izzie signs in.

Bridge bounces in to class and signs in, waving cheerfully to the people he recognises.

Boone signs in.

Who are you, where do you come from, what is music like where you're from and what is your favorite sugary treat?

John stands up and goes first.

"I'm John Crichton from Earth. North Carolina to be precise," he says with a little salute. "Music from Earth is very diverse. From ABBA to ZZ Top and everything in between, you're gonna find something for everyone. Instrumental, screeching, Blue Oyster Cult's cowbell and women who can cut glass with their voices. Sugary treat? Definitely Ho-Ho's. Or a funnel cake!"

"I'm Callisto. I'm from a small ~~ex-~~village in Thrace named Cirra. Music back home has a lot of gaida, drums, and women's choirs are very big too. And I really like jellybeans."

"Hey, professor?" Jake wandered in, add slip in hand.

Today didn't quite turn out how I thought it would. I had to be in to work at 5:30 am. I just got online now. Sorry I'm posting so late.

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