Transcript Minimalism

Minimalism
Aims and Objectives of this lesson
To be able to play Tubular Bells and add
chords to the melody
To listen to Tubular Bells and recognise
minimalist features
Adding Chords to Your Melody
1st Chord
E
C
A
2nd Chord
D
B
G
3rd Chord
C
A
F
4th Chord
B
G
E
5th chord
A
F
D
Minimalism
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Demo track rejected by all major record
companies
Finally accepted by Richard Branson
Worked on his master version for 12 months
playing all 21 Instruments by himself
Used minimalist technique of LAYERING
Stayed in the album charts for 264 weeks!
His second album was knocked off the top spot by his first
album
Tubular Bells
There are 2 versions:
Original Version
Orchestral version
Name the instruments as you hear them
entering the music
What instruments does Mike Oldfield call out at
the end of the original piece?
Homework
Compose an 8 note melody (tune)
Choose from these notes:
C D E F G A B