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Catharsis

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Learn how to play new tune in G minor: Catharsis

Learn musical elements of arranging and performance: Style, groove, chords, form, texture.

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Understand composition elements and form in broader context!

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Unlock the ultimate understanding of music and take over the world with your new super power.

Develop skills for to practice speed, accuracy, and performance for life!

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Learning Outcomes

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The Plan

Overview:

Learn the tune by ear

Add style & groove

Learn Chords & Form

Get Birds Eye View

Learn Orchestral Arrangement

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Learn The Tune:

Catharsis

G Minor�

How do we set ourselves up for success in this tricky key?

4/4 time �

Traditional time sig,

But what about the feel?

Groove?

fast!�

Playing fast = getting smart

Work smarter NOT harder.

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Influence from Scottish Fiddle Tradition

Written by Amy Can

Made popular by Natalie MacMaster

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Where is this tune from Anyway?

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FORM:

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Celtic Folk Music

(Also traditions that are influenced by it)

Can you name some?

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Resources

Practice/ Play Along:

Andy Reiner

Mikela

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Inspiration:

THS fiddlers

(troy high school’s version)

Natalie’s Version

Our Practice Video

5 Levels!

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PLAY ALONG PRACTICE GAME

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CHORDS

A PART

Gmin Fmaj Eb Fmaj

Gmin Fmaj Eb (Dmin )Gmin

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B PART

Gmin Fmaj Eb Fmaj

Gmin Fmaj Eb (Dmin )Gmin

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CHORDS

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Try w these grooves

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Shuffle

Diamonds

Cross Rhythm

Uh-bah-Chuck-ah

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Make an Arrangement

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V1

V2

Vla.

Cello

Bass

KickOff

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A

shuffle

shuffle

melody

melody

melody

A

shuffle

shuffle

melody

melody

melody

B

melody

melody

melody

cross

cross

B

melody

melody

melody

cross

cross

A

melody

melody

diamonds

diamonds

diamonds

A

melody

melody

diamonds

oobachuckah

diamonds

B

cross

cross

cross

melody

melody

B

melody

melody

melody

melody

melody

Tag

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New Ideas:

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Play with Texture:

  • Pizzicato
  • Long bows & Drones
  • Bowing style
    • Pontecello
    • Full tone
    • Heavy accents
  • dynamics

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Play with harmony:

  • Add countermelody?
  • Add harmony part?
  • Change the chords
    • Play Dminor instead of Fmaj?
    • Play D major instead?

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Change the melody:

  • Take out notes
  • Add ornamentation
  • Melodic variation
  • Modulate?

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See what I see

Discovering form

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Bob’s Version

What did he do?

  • A (just v1)
  • A (pizz accomp)
  • A (drones)
  • A (fancy drones)
  • B (chords)
  • B (add harmony)
  • A (Cello/Bass melody)
  • A (C/B Mel - pizz acomp)
  • B (v2/vla mel + v1 drone)
  • B (+v1 mel - C/B pluck)
  • B* ( uh oohh)
  • B (harmony)
  • A (TAG - big finish)

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SUMMARY:

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AA (kick off)

AABB (keep it simple)

AABB (switch up melody)

BB (take it to the chorus!)

A (Tag)

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Learn how to play new tune in G minor: Catharsis

Learn musical elements of arranging and performance: Style, groove, chords, form, texture.

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Understand composition elements and form in broader context!

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Unlock the ultimate understanding of music and take over the world with your new super power.

Develop skills for to practice speed, accuracy, and performance for life!

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Learning Outcomes

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PERFORMANCE

The next step…

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Learning Outcomes:

Objective 1

Playing w Success

in G minor

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Objective 1

Understanding arrangement

Melody, harmony, chord structure & elements

Objective 3

Performanced rooted in deep understanding of composition

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Good physical set up!

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Audiation of new tonality

Listening To the bigger context

Understand how compositions are made and be able to recognize elements moving forward

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Thank you!

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