MUSIC 1 EXPLORING MUSIC Preserving and Reproducing Music

Today we’ll be asking… - What kinds of technology are involved in making music

Thinking of Definitions Our definition of music: “humanly organized sound” Our definition of sound?

Thinking of Definitions How might we define technology? on With a partner, take three

Thinking of Definitions How might we define technology? Knowledge, techniques, and tools that help

Instruments as Technology Harpsichord: plucked strings

Music Notation as Technology Neumes: earliest form of music notation in Europe, developed ca.

Music Notation as Technology Graphic score from Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima Composed

Audio Recording as Technology 1877: invention of the phonograph 1901: mass production of recordings;

Audio Recording as Technology Musical format: medium or container that stores music Based on

Audio Recording as Technology Sampling: the process of taking a sound from one recording

Audio Recording as Technology The Stubblefield Break How does the process of sampling and

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MUSIC 1: EXPLORING MUSIC Preserving and Reproducing Music “Music and Technology”

Today we’ll be asking… - What kinds of technology are involved in making music and listening to music? - What exactly counts as technology? - How have we preserved music in the past, and how do we preserve it today?

Thinking of Definitions Our definition of music: “humanly organized sound” Our definition of sound? Mechanical or subjective? Our ears take in “longitudinal waves” and transform them into sound Different pitches have different frequencies

Thinking of Definitions How might we define technology? on With a partner, take three minutes to brainstorm some examples of technology, musical or nonmusical; what do they have in common? Write a piece of paper with both of your names

Thinking of Definitions How might we define technology? Knowledge, techniques, and tools that help humans (or animals!) achieve certain goals

Instruments as Technology

Instruments as Technology Harpsichord: plucked strings

Music Notation as Technology Neumes: earliest form of music notation in Europe, developed ca. 800 What musical information do you think this technology transmitted?

Music Notation as Technology Graphic score from Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki, 1960

Audio Recording as Technology 1877: invention of the phonograph 1901: mass production of recordings; 24 minutes long; “single” 1948: LP (Long playing) vinyl record; “album”

Audio Recording as Technology Musical format: medium or container that stores music Based on the information formats can store and how they store it, formats shape the music within them What are some examples of formats? What effects might those formats have on their music?

Audio Recording as Technology Sampling: the process of taking a sound from one recording and placing it into another The foundation of Hip Hop!!

Audio Recording as Technology The Stubblefield Break How does the process of sampling and looping compare to the modern production process we saw with Drowning? https: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=NKB 2 N_Fyyh 8