Music Appreciation, Friday 1st period

[sharp_man]

Students arriving in the music room were greeted by the sight of their teachers - one in a superbly tailored and tasteful blue plaid wool three-piece and the other in black leather pants, black leather jacket, grey turtleneck, and fire.

There were also hot chocolate, coffee, and tea. It was cold out (as if Hannibal needed an excuse).

//Hello,// started the first instructor telepathically, //and welcome to Music Appreciation, which is more or less what it says on the tin. Hannibal and myself - I'm Jono, and he's Doctor Lecter to you - will be spending this term giving you all a crash course in different genres of music from different eras. Mostly what this means is that we sit around listening to and talking about different songs, composers, and bands, what might have influenced them, what about each piece grabs your interest or turns you off...that sort of thing.//

Clearly Jono had put a lot of thought into this spiel.

"As you might have guessed," Hannibal continued, "the two of us have very different tastes in music." Although they both liked Opeth. "My experience has for the most part been in traditional forms of music - orchestral, opera, and some gagaku, which is a Japanese form of music for those of you who may not be familiar with it. I've only been getting familiar with more modern music due to Jono's influence."

//Which, goes both ways, a bit,// Jono said. //I prefer modern alternative, grunge, and punk myself, but I'm familiar with practically anything that comes through my shop - I run the Groovy Tunes in town - so I'll be the one introducing you lot to everything from Pearl Jam to Patsy Cline. Modern folk, rock, rap...// He gave Hannibal a wry glance. //It's certainly not for everybody, but hopefully some of you will appreciate it all the same.//

"I also have some knowledge of modern experimental music," Hannibal added. He chuckled. "Which is also not for everybody, but perhaps we will try it." Because theremin was awesome.

"For today, I believe introductions are traditional. Let's go around the room, and if everybody would please tell us your name, why you're taking this class, and something about your favorite type of music. Also, if you play an instrument, I'm curious to know. Beginning myself, I am Doctor Hannibal Lecter, I am teaching this class because I enjoy sharing music with others, and I prefer western orchestral music. I play the harpsichord and piano and the theremin."

//And I'm Jono Starsmore, teaching this class because I want an excuse to make everybody listen to Nirvana,// Jono added, a smile in his voice as he said it. //As I said before, I've got a preference toward alternative, grunge, and punk, but a soft spot for Pearl Jam especially. And I mostly just stick to guitar. Electric, usually. I can also play bass.//

He nodded to the first student. //Your turn.//

Comments

Sign in!

[sharp_man]

Musically!

Re: Sign in!

[justice_undone]

Breq

Re: Sign in!

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer Smith

Listen to the lecture!

[sharp_man]

Enjoy the dichotomy of your instructors.

Introductions!

[sharp_man]

Name, why you're taking the class, something about your taste in music, and if you play an instrument.

Re: Introductions!

[justice_undone]

"I'm Breq," she said. "And there are very few types of music I don't appreciate at least in some way. I sing, badly, and I'm learning to play the bass."

She was looking forward to this class.

Re: Introductions!

[sharp_man]

"Welcome, Breq." Hannibal nodded to her. "We're pleased to have you. Is there a particular type of music you've heard that you enjoy more than others, or a type you haven't heard that you're looking forward to?"

Re: Introductions!

[justice_undone]

"I'm looking forward to learn more about Earth music," Breq replied. "Of any kind. Although I especially like vocal music."

Re: Introductions!

[somethingwithturquoise]

"I'm Summer Smith," she said with a little bit of a wave, "and I'm taking this class because," it sounded like a good blow-off for her last semester, "I really like music, and I like Dr. Lecter's classes, too, so it seemed like a good combination. I kind of like a little bit of everything, really, I'm not picky, and I used to play the flute in middle school if that counts for anything?"

Re: Introductions!

[sharp_man]

Hannibal smiled at her. He could practically hear that "easy class for last semester" thing. Maybe he'd assign writing a symphony as a final exam.

"It counts for knowing a little flute," he pointed out. "And also perhaps for reading music. What is your favorite sort of music?"

Re: Introductions!

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer was thisclose to saying jizz music, but she knew she couldn't keep a straight face long enough through that after the first two or three follow up questions she figured Dr. Lecter would have.

So she just shrugged. "I don't know," she said. "Sort of whatever has a good beat and I can dance to it. I usually listen to music when I want to get pumped up, so dance music or house music's pretty good for that."

Talk to the teachers

[sharp_man]

Once they ping in!

Re: Talk to the teachers

[sharp_man]

Hannibal is here and in (one of) his element(s).

Re: Talk to the teachers

[furnaceface]

Jono was also here finally and ready to chat music to anybody who cared to.

OOC!

[sharp_man]

The world is not ending, but Shannon's power has for the time being, so expect slow Jono pings.