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1)Walk around and listen in your environment for sounds. Record 3-4 sounds to use as material for a
composition (you should be able to use your smart phone as a recorder, or any other recording device;
there are free apps such as Voice Record Pro or Voice Recorder that you can use along with your
phone). As you consider combining these sounds, create one more sound and record it. This can come
from any instrument that you choose (an object, your body, your voice, etc.). Use audacity (free
download) to compose, combine, layer, and manipulate these sounds. Share the outcome by uploading
the file to Soundcloud and copy the code onto your blog. Add a title to your piece and a description
(50-100 words) about the process. Feel free to team up with a class mate to do this; if you do that,
please describe the di
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erent roles you had in the creation of the piece.
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2) Create a blog post in which you reflect on your observations on sound in your life, in the arts, and in
the curriculum. What have you noticed, what do you observe?
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3) Instead of a text for you to read, I’m adding a podcast for you to enjoy, “The Act of
Listening”:
http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/411697251/the-act-of-listening.
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If you prefer to create your own instrument rather than recording sounds from your environment, that's
also great. In this case record a short sequence of sounds from your instrument, once it's done, and
upload it to soundcloud. Embed the soundcloud file in your blog along with an image of your
instrument on your blog.
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Resources: 10 min tutorial on Audacity, sign in with your tc-email: https://drive.google.com/a/
tc.columbia.edu/file/d/0B5nUuTpbH-xxYjRLQmZzbUJuRlk/view?usp=sharing.
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