By Helen Colliton THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC: A SOUND EXPERIMENT.

By Helen Colliton

THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC:

A SOUND EXPERIMENT

What kind of feelings can it make you feel?What do you like to do while listening to music?Can music move you?Can it make you move?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF MUSIC?

Music has the ability to move people emotionally, but it also makes people want to move physically

For example: Tapping feet to the beat Clapping hands Singing along exercise etc.

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT

Are you aware of the sounds you make when you move to music?

Do little sounds that you make while listening to music inadvertently become part of your music listening experience?

If you separate the conventional “music” that you intend to listen to and the sounds that are created from listening to the music, what kind of sounds do you get?

Do they mimic the music or make a song of their own?

MOVEMENT MAKES SOUND

Obtain an audience of 4 peopleMake a playlist of shortened songs that your audience

would want to move toHave audience sit around a table with a recording

device and listen to playlist with headphones Instruct the audience to move freely to and with the

music; they can make sounds when they are moved to make sounds

Record the sounds created from music

THE PROCESS

September- Earth, Wind, and FireRemix to Ignition- R. KellyHe’s a Pirate- Hans ZimmerCountdown- BeyonceHey Ya- Outkast

Songs are familiar to the audience and upbeat, encouraging interaction

However, audience does not know what songs are going to be beforehand

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THE SONGS

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THE SOUNDS

I thought the most interesting song sounds were from He’s a Pirate by Hans Zimmer I definitely did not expect this because there are no lyrics

and it’s less of a traditional “party” song than the others I was surprised that the very popular song Remix to

Ignition did not get that much of a response Could its lesser response be due to it’s slower pace?

Songs with more of a drum and bass presence elicited more of a response Possibly because it gave the audience sound instructions

that they could easily create by hitting the table

EXPECTATIONS AND RESULTS

A big thanks to the sound volunteers Sara DeRosa Talora Martin Daniel Goldstein Nick Roberson

Thank you to Abby for letting me borrow her fancy microphone

THANK YOU