Music 201 - 2/09/2006 - Period 7 - Class #9

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Bernadette, Pip
Blank, Martin
Callisto
Carlyle, Boone
Chase, Angela
Chiana
Carson, Bridge (TA's assistant) - bridge_carson
Crichton, John (TA) - whitedeathpod
Evans, Lily
Ford, James
Gavin, Jake Jr
Hopeless-Savage, Skank Zero
Kisaragi, Yuffie
McDonald, Lindsey
Mitchell, Cameron
O'Neill, Jack
Potter, Harry
Solo, Han
Stevens, Isobel
Sullivan, Chloe
Tate, Jessica

There is, of course, junk food at the front of the room. Twinkies, Ho-Ho's, Doritos, Funyons, doughnuts, cinnamon buns, and bananas. Help yourself.

"Professor Ted's not here today, guys. He left me and Bridge in charge of the class. I would say fear but I'm a nice guy. I really am. Anyway, today's topic is The Uncharted Territories. What's an uncharted territory, you may ask? Exactly what it sounds like, dudes. Places, planets, species, stuff we haven't yet discovered. There's a whole universe out there filled with new and cool stuff!"

Discussion: "Let's say you're propelled into some part of space where no one has gone before. Perhaps you got there by a freak solar flare accident or teleportation or just really bad luck. The natives of said space are curious but wary. You have to explain the music of your world to them in fifteen words or less or they take you to their leader and bad things may happen. How would you explain your world's music?"

"Also, if you could, please hand in and present your interview assignments, dudes. Hope you didn't flake or Professor Ted might turn Professor Ninja on you."

Comments

Martin and Isobel

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Step right up!

Re: Martin and Isobel

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Sam thankfully had reviewed Marty's notes and Isobel's before coming to class.

"Isobel and I interviewed Callisto and Stark as our subjects. It's quite a contrast of cultures as Casllisto is from a part of Greece almost three thousand years ago and a culture of dominance while Stark is from outer space and part of a race where most of them are slaves"

In Callisto's time period, people learn a bunch of music from a young age and use pretty basic instruments, including drums, gaida, chanting, some string intruments; while Stark's is quiet and sometimes sad. They're a quiet people, so there aren't many instruments, mostly singing, chanting and drums, sometimes if they are available. While Callisto's people have songs that are tied to holidays and cultural events, Stark's people's songs are more tied more to the births, deaths and to celebrate and ease transitions.

And while Callisto finds most of the music here instantly forgettable (though some have a couple of catchy tunes), Stark found that the Spice girls weren't actually bad though the song he heard tended to stick in his head forever.

Re: Martin and Isobel

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Izzie snickers a little at the Spice Girls reference. She hadn't meant for it to get stuck in Stark's head. It was actually one of her favorites. She's glad that she doesn't have to talk today.

After the presentation she leans over, and whispers, "Thanks for presenting. You did a great job."

Re: Martin and Isobel

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"Thanks. Sorry I was a flake all week and didn't get back to you earlier."

Re: Martin and Isobel

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"Hey, no problem. I understand when things get busy."