Activities
4. Creating Music
"Imagination is the biggest thing that you need to write music."
"Anything that motivates me, that makes me feel something is worth writing down."
List some of the factors that Maree identifies as important for creating music. e.g. be relaxed.
5. Making Links
Throughout Creative Explorer one of the most common links is the idea of telling stories. e.g. Michael Hurst states:
"Acting is a storytelling thing, there's really nothing much else to it. Acting is this, listen.......'Once upon a time......' See? I'm doing it straight away, that's it."
Sima Urale puts it a different way.
" If an idea comes naturally it's fantastic. You know there's something there when the idea flows for weeks on end. I can't sleep and I'm writing and writing, and that's when I know that the idea's going to work."
Can you find a quote from each of the following artists that refers to the idea of telling stories as a source of motivation? Copy the quote or PRINT.
Neil Ieremia
Patricia Grace
Maree Sheehan
6. Rhythm and Melody
Go to the volcano and select Maree Sheehan Music Activities.
Spend time exploring the Rhythm and Melody section (Left side of screen).
In particular become familiar with the options of:
PLAY NOTE
PLAY CHORD
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PLACE NOTE
PLACE CHORD
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