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Light for the First Time

Bree Van Reyk

Click here to read about the process of making this!

In groups of four, you will take part in a choose your own adventure - composition edition.

But first, listen to Light for the First Time by Bree Van Reyk and follow along the score .

 

How many different notes are being played (how many different colours there are)?

What happens to the mood when more colours are added?

Do some combinations of notes sound better than others?

Prologue: Pitch

Your group of four will embark on an adventure to create your own composition similar to Light for the First Time. After you gain the basic skills exploring pitch, choose your own path to create the ultimate composition. Make sure each person keeps a record of your adventure (to hand in at the end) and be ready to show your composition to the class!

Watch the following video of Light for the First Time - in each section, a new pitch (note) is added. What happens to the mood/atmosphere as Van Reyk adds more notes?

Use this sheet to try different combinations of these three notes (C, D, E).

In these excerpts, the notes (C D E) are close together when they are played. Try playing them close together and spaced apart (some notes lower and some higher).

Think about which instrument is playing the note - does it sound better higher or lower?

For example:

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After deciding which notes to play, open this GarageBand file, or set one up using the steps shown in this video. 

Once you set up your GarageBand file: 

  1. Record your group playing the different combinations.

  2. Choose three different notes and repeat this!

  3. Add an extra note and record more combinations.

  4. Repeat as many times as you like with different notes.

The more combinations you have the more prepared you will be in the next chapters.

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5. Listen back to the recordings and save any parts you like to use later on (add a new track to save these parts as shown in the video).

6. Circle these on your worksheet too! 

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Think of these different combinations as your toolkit to use for your composition.

Now that you have the basic tools, choose which chapter to explore next!

Make sure you explore AT LEAST two chapters, then the epilogue.

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