Second+Grade+Music

Chance Compositions:

We have been working on "chance" music where the various elements of our compositions are determined by the roll of a die. This style of music was made famous by a 20th century composer named [|John Cage]. As part of our process we accept the determined length, dynamic, tempo, instruments and rhythms as neither good nor bad, but interesting (you have to rub your chin when you say it…//"interesting"//). After the pieces were written we randomly recorded each composer performing their piece. The pieces were then placed together into an even greater class collaborative work.

There are two kinds of recordings: The first is a podcast (m4a) that must be downloaded and will then open up in Quicktime. These podcasts contain a scan of each child's composition tied to their recording. The podcast contains all the compositions of the class in random order.

The second is an mp3 recording. These recordings contain two classes' recordings playing at the same time. Listening to these can be challenging. Try not to pick out individual performances. Instead, simply observe the different combinations of instruments, tempos and dynamics. Allow the music to evoke images or feelings.

Hall's Class Podcast Ross' Class Podcast Stratman's Class Podcst Wagner's Class Podcast

Hall and Ross Combined Stratman and Wagner Combined