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Date: 
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Small Classroom

Klangfarbenmelodie 150521

P1210253

P1210254

P1210255

P1210256

P1210257

P1210258

Student should bring: 

tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

The whys and hows of groove

Listening exercise
- James Brown "Get on the Good Foot"
-- Why is James Brown the Founding Father of Funk?
-- What makes this sound good?
--- interlocking elements
---- multiple tones
---- satisfying tones
---- 16th notes create tightly woven connections
--- focus on rhythm
---- "Cold Sweat": drum break, single chord chorus
--- precise repetition
---- listen to the guitar
---- If humans are not naturally metronomic, why do we like regularity?
----- TroyBoi "7th Sense"

a theory of groove
- layers of repetition
-- playing with predictability
- pleasing
-- wide-spectrum
-- low-end
- trustworthy
-- can give ourselves over to the rhythm
-- confidence

whole genres based on a groove
- 2/4
- Raggaeton (1 u2 a)
- Jazz swing

teach Tally Ho groove

problem with most jiuchi
- uninspiring for jiuchi players, and soloists

melodic ji
- teach Gurgle
- demo Racasma, Maracas, Equilateral
- write own 2-count (6-8 hit)

klangfarbenmelodie game

closing
- KB yardsale

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Kuni Kondo
Kazunori Mogi
Kim Gilbert
Kaitlyn Higa
Charles Hsueh
Yoko Kawamura
Images: 

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Thu, May 07, 2015 01
Thu, May 14, 2015 02
Thu, May 21, 2015 03
Thu, May 28, 2015 04
Thu, June 04, 2015 05
Thu, June 11, 2015 NO CLASS
Thu, June 18, 2015 06
Thu, June 25, 2015 07
Thu, July 02, 2015 08 - coach
Thu, July 09, 2015 09 - coach
Thu, July 16, 2015 10
Thu, July 23, 2015 11
Thu, July 30, 2015 NO CLASS
Thu, August 06, 2015 12 - PEAC
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