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Discovering Rhythms in Everyday Life: The Art of STOMP and Improvisation

Did you know that everyday objects can be transformed into musical instruments? Finger snaps, claps, and even basketballs can create powerful rhythms. STOMP, a renowned performance group, showcases this concept by using found instruments and combining choreography with rhythm. Their goal is to help audiences hear music in unexpected places. This chapter explores various musical terms and improvisation, inviting you to invent your own rhythms. Join in fun activities like group drumming to experience the magic of rhythm creation firsthand!

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Discovering Rhythms in Everyday Life: The Art of STOMP and Improvisation

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  1. Chapter 4 Section 3

  2. Rhythms in Everyday Life • Did you know that you can use anything to sound a rhythm? • Finger snaps, mouth, claps, pencils, keys, backpacks are just a few examples

  3. STOMP • One musical group famous for its use of found instruments is STOMP. • They combine choreography with rhythms created from everyday objects. • The founder and dancer Luke Creswell states that the group’s goal: to invite people to “listen to the world in a different way and hear music where maybe they didn’t think there was music before.”

  4. Watch the DVD • Use your ears to tell you what ordinary objects are used as rhythm instruments. • How many of the terms below can you apply to their rhythms and dance? • Call and response ritardando fortissimo accent • Accelerando pianissimo syncopation • Unison duple meter solo • Polyrhythm improvisation tutti • Diminuendo ostinato pause

  5. Terms • Call and response- question and answer pattern • Accelerando- gradually increasing the tempo • Unison- One line/one part • Polyrhythm- multiple rhythms • Diminuendo- gradual decrease in sound • Ritardando- gradual slowing of tempo • Pianissimo- very soft • Duple Meter- beats grouped by two • Improvisation- spontaneous musical invention • Ostinato- a repeated musical figure • Fortissimo- Very loud • Syncopation- deliberate shifts of accent so that it conflicts with the steady beat • Solo- composition for one performer • Tutti- a section in a concerto with all instruments/voices perform together • Pause- a stop in music for a short period of time • Accent- the emphasis placed on a beat or sound

  6. Bounce, Slap, Dribble, Move!! • STOMP loves to demonstrate how everyday rhythms in our lives can have a powerful musical effect. • A fun way to demonstrate these rhythms is to take a basketball and show how it itself can become a musical instrument.

  7. Improvisation • Music invites us to invent new combinations of sound. • We find ourselves humming or whistling our own tune or tapping a rhythm that we made up. • This is called improvisation. • Improvisation- spontaneous musical invention • Improvisation is usually done within certain boundaries. • The improviser might elaborate upon a familiar melody, adding tones and altering rhythms to enhance a particular feeling. • You’ll learn more about this in Jazz in Chapter 9. • Ostinato- a repeated musical figure

  8. Improvisation • Improvisation is an art with many techniques. • It is a way of making music a form of direct self-expression. • It requires musicians to take chances. • Some authorities believe that music improv. Is among the highest forms of human thinking. • What challenges to you think jazz artists face when improvising during a performance?

  9. Jazz Improvisation Artist

  10. Fun activity • Get in groups • Someone needs to be the master drummer • 1. The master drummer sets a steady tempo. • 2. Others take turns improvising a rhythm. • These don’t have to be difficult. • Keep it simple, it’s easier and it works!!

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