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Re: Songs for BL (was National Test Piece)

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Subject: Re: Songs for BL (was National Test Piece)
From: Peter <monkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 16:22:47 +0800
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Alec Gallagher wrote:

> ..........The word music to me should be about conveying emotions.
>
> Hmm.  So do you discard the likes of Debussy & Ravel, the so-called
> 'impressionists', then?

No - still emotion in there isn't there?

> As a music
> >teacher I have done topics with kids that are based on listening to music
> and
> >discussing what kind of picture / scene is created in their minds. the idea
> of
> >Program Music if you are familiar.
> >
> >I nearly always find that the overall picture created by 30 kids can be put
> in
> >the same category - such as happy, sad, spring day etc........ the actual
> >pictures described by individuals however will possibly be different. the
> point
> >being though that they all come under the same banner.
>
> As a suggestion, why not play them the highly descriptive 'Grimethorpe Aria'
> (Harrison Birtwistle) and see what pictures it conjures up for them.  Bleak
> industrial landscape ought to feature, I would think.  Or, indeed,
> Cloudcatcher Fells for contrast.

I used to use Blitz. With a little help along the way - they used to name the
title of the music every time!

Monkey


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