Hi everyone,
For my day job, I teach 16-19 year old students who have learning
difficulties/disabilities. I'm teaching on a course based on music
appreciation, which will allow them an opportunity to listen to and learn
about different styles of music and express their feelings when listening to
them.
Two areas that I'd like some assistance with (on or off list, depending on
how much you think it'll interest others), if anyone could help:
1) I'm starting off with a lesson exploring the concept of music, what it is
etc (in necessarily basic terms). I'm hoping to challenge some ideas about
what music is. Last time I did this, I played the students Autechre's
"Gantz_Graf" which caused amusement and bemusement, but provoked some good
conversation. Has anyone any suggestions about anything else that
challenges convention about rhythm, pitch, melody etc.? It has to be
something I can get fairly readily. I was thinking maybe Stockhausen, but
I'm no expert on his works.
2) I'm doing another class on how music can be used to create a particular
mood or atmosphere. I've plenty of ambient stuff to use (Brian Eno, Harold
Budd), some darker, "eerie" stuff (Coil, Labradford), and some more
whimsical/happy stuff (Satie). Can anyone suggest tracks that are fairly
readily available that obviously create a particular mood? It has to be
easily describable as many of the students have no or very limited verbal
skills.
Any help with this would be gratefully received.
Scott
PORTAL
www.portal.freeuk.com
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