Transcript Australia Part 2x

AUSTRALIA PART 2
Bellwork: Define Terms
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Totemism: The belief that mankind is closely related to
the natural world.
Croaking: a didjeridu technique where the vocal chords
produce more than one pitch
Inma Maya: A particular melodic shape
that permanently records the personality
of a specific ancestor.
Animism: The belief that all living things
have a spirit
Announcements
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Benchmark on Peru and Australia
Tuesday, April 15th
Reading Outline #22 due Today
Outcomes
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Scholars Will:
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Grammar: Learn basic facts about Australian music
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Logic: Try a circular breathing experiment
How to “bark” on the Didjeridu-video
Guided Notes, Mate
Vocal songs are made up of primarily two types:
syllabic/rhythmically regular and melismatic.
A melisma is singing more than one note on one
syllable—for example the word “Gloria” in the
Christmas carol: Angles we have heard on high.
 When making the didjeridu, termites are used to
hollow out a eucalyptus tree trunk.
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CFU: Ping Pong Facts
Techniques used when playing the
didjeridu
Active Listening #3
Alligator Song
Just the facts, Mate
Listening #3 Alligator Song
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This alligator story has a practical life-lesson. It
teaches how to use the bailer-shell to bail out the
water from a sinking canoe.
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The alligator is an example of a spiritual power
from the dreaming times incarnated in a modern
animal or man to teach a lesson.
The Story of the Alligator song:
A totemic hero
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A totemic hero is a powerful spirit who takes on animal
form.
“On his way home, the Alligator travels northward in his
canoe.
Wind and a big storm create great danger for the canoe.
The Alligator calms the water and wind with a song. He
then gets water out of his canoe with a big bailer-shell.”
Note: All totemic heroes in Australian legends end their
adventures by going underground somewhere.
Guided Notes, Mate
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Much of the aboriginal chants are secretive, often
encoded with small imperfections to guard
information.
Spiritual powers will only be granted to the
performer if the song is performed correctly. This
concept is similar to Indian ragas whose magic
(melting stone, summoning jinns) will only work if
performed perfectly.
The more powerful the song is, the more intricate the
overlapping musical patterns.
CFU: Whiteboards
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Answer the following questions on your whiteboard.
Q1
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What is the term for the belief that mankind is
closely related to the natural world?
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When making the didjeridu, what insects are used
to hollow out a eucalyptus tree trunk?
Q3
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What do you call a particular melodic shape
that permanently records the personality
of a specific ancestor?
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Spiritual powers will only be granted to the
performer if the song is performed correctly. This
concept is similar to which country/genre?
Take your own notes
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Most melodies are descending in melodic contour.
Changes in note duration are far more important
then changes in dynamics.
Active Listening #4:
William Barton with Youth Orchestra
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Name three didjeridu techniques you hear.
How do the string melodies sound similar to the
aboriginal melodies we have heard so far?
Just the facts, Mate
Listening Example #4
William Barton with Youth Orchestra
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One of the techniques Barton employs is a distorted
falsetto screaming.
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The squawks and squeals are reminiscent of bird
calls.
Purposes of aboriginal music:
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to summon spiritual aid from the creation powers
Rites such as initiation and fertility
To pass on laws and survival skills
Circular Breathing Definition
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Circular breathing is a technique used by players of
some wind instruments to produce a continuous tone
without interruption. This is accomplished by
breathing in through the nose while simultaneously
pushing air out through the mouth using air stored in
the cheeks.
In Australia this technique is used by didjeridu
players.
CFU: Circular Breathing
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Puff up your cheeks with air.
Breathe normally through your mouth with your
cheeks extended.
Create a small hole in your lips and allow the air to
slowly exit while you continue breathing in and out
of your nose.
You must keep your lips very tight, and the hole
must be very small to do this properly.
Next, get a straw and a glass of water.
Circular breathing through a straw
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Keeping your cheeks filled with air put the straw
between your lips.
The straw must be almost flat and very tight
between your lips, but with enough space for air to
get through, in order for this to work.
Continue breathing in and out through your nose as
you empty the air from your mouth.
You have just completed the first step towards
circular breathing!
Exit Ticket
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Name one purpose of Aboriginal music:
What are the squawks and squeals of the didjeridu
reminiscent of?
Changes in note duration are far more important then
changes in what?
Most melodies are ______________ in melodic contour.