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romanywitch ([personal profile] romanywitch) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-09-13 09:30 am
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Intro to Magic, 5th Period (Week 2: 9/13/06)

Jenny has coffee for anyone that wants it, and a steaming mug of it seems to be perpetually attached to her hand. It's a good thing she's got a cover on it, as she's always gesturing as she talks.

"Please sign in. You know the drill, right? Today, we're going to be talking about how to raise magical energy. Some good ways? Music and dance. I've got a bunch of different instruments out. Or you could sing. Chant if you can't hold a tune to save your life. There's also meditation, but that's a lot less-- What's the word I'm thinking of? Oh, yeah. Fun.

I've got a few handouts, like this one on what magical energy is.

I know, I know, it's Llewyellyn. But it works for this class. Also, got some handouts on drumming for you, because if you've never been in a drum circle? Well, let's just say it's an experience.

So. Play music. Sing, chant, dance. Raise energy a different way. Sakura, does playing cards work for you? Or if you're not the performing type, talk about the handouts and ask any questions you've got. Works?"

Free (and legal!) music available for you to get some drumming sounds going on your own -
Daveed Korup
Turbo Tabla (Warning: Site plays music. But not tinny-sounding music, at least.)

Course Syllabus & Roster

OOC: Mod your own instrument, if you want one. Suggestions are drums, tambourines, triangles, finger cymbals, ocarinas, recorders--anything easy to play. Also, I do not have gmail access during the day, so it's best to ping me in the OOC thread for this course if you need anything. If you need something private, head over to Jenny's voice mail, as all comments there are screened.

Wait for the OCD threads, please. Everything's good to go now.

Re: Sign-In - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/weissguy_/ 2006-09-13 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Eric Weiss.

Re: Sign-In - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana Lang

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana listened to some of the music and quietly chanted along.

Re: Sign-In - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] singasoloduet.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Agnes Nitt

Re: OOC - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] narglette.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
HI JENNY, HI!

Re: OOC - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] singasoloduet.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
This has the potential for something interesting, if you'd be interested. A fair amount of Agnes' magic is manifested through her voice. Deliberately using her voice and music to raise energy could have some unexpected effects. You could drop me an email later when you're in a better position to talk about it.

Re: Sign-In - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] kitty--fetish.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Alphonse Elric

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] kitty--fetish.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Music? Not a way Alphonse would've ever expected to raise, well... just about any sort of energy, magical ones included. He took one of the triangles and began fiddling with that, probably making more noise than music, wondering the whole way through how the heck this stuff was supposed to work.

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's fun," Lana said with a smile. "I didn't really know how I'd feel about it, but it's nice. I'm not sure I feel any energy gathering, but I'm enjoying it."

Re: Sign-In - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] alchemic-bean.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward Elric

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] alchemic-bean.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward comandeered a cup of coffee and a drum, finding a seat on the ground. Magical energy, huh? He still hadn't figured out the difference between that and the energy harnessed for alchemy, so he settled for drumming irregularly on the drum with his good hand and scanning over the hand-out.

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] alchemic-bean.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
When Edward was done skimming the handout, he folded it into a paper airplane and sailed it at Alphonse's head.

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-09-14 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Lana made a little face. "For listening to, sure. For making music with..." She shook her head. "I can sing, but pretty much anything else is beyond me."

Re: Discuss, Play Music, Ask Questions - Intro to Magic, 9/13

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-09-14 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Lana looked up at her and grinned. "You've clearly never heard me attempt to play anything."

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