MUSICALITY PART 2: SONG TITLES, TERMS, EXPRESSIONS

We started preparing for our "Musicality" exhibitions by thinking about musical instruments. A number of instruments have been made and there may be a few more sessions for whistles and drums. Now we should consider other aspects of what "Musicality" might mean to us. In aid of this a few members put together three topics hoping that something might spark your imagination.

Expressions: FIT AS A FIDDLE CLEAR AS A BELL CLEAN AS A WHISTLE ROCK AND ROLL SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW MARCHING TO YOUR OWN DRUM BLOW YOUR OWN HORN CALL THE TUNE – CHANGE THE TUNE FACE THE MUSIC FIDDLE WHILE ROME BURNS FINE TUNING IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO PLAY BY EAR HIT THE RIGHT NOTE SWAN SONG TOOT YOUR HORN TICKLE THE IVORIES TIGHT AS A DRUM WHISTLING DIXIE LIKE A BROKEN RECORD

Song Titles with Musical References: SINGING IN THE RAIN DO RE ME UNCHAINED MELODY  (Righteous brothers) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (BILL HALEY & THE COMETS) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG (THE FUGEES) [PUT ANOTHER NIKEL IN] MUSIC! Music! Music! (Teresa Brewer) GOOD VIBRATIONS  (Beach Boys) DON’T STOP THE MUSIC (RIHANNA) ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND (BING CROSBY & CONNEE BOSWELL) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (QUEEN) BLUES IN THE NIGHT (WOODY HERMAN) DANCING QUEEN (ABBA) SYMPHONY (FREDDIE MARTIN) RHAPSODY IN BLUE  (GEORGE GERSHWIN) MOON LIGHT SERANADE (GLEN MILLER) RING MY BELL (ANITA Ward) Rock & roll music (beatles) MR TAMBOURINE MAN (THE BYRDS) I’VE GOT RHYTHM (TED NICHOLS)

Musical terminology: these could be applied to figurative or abstract work. accelerato: suddenly increasing the tempo adagio: at ease; i.e., play slowly affannato, affannoso: anguished affetto: with affect (that is, with emotion); con affetto : with emotion allargando: broadening, becoming a little slower each time allegretto vivace: a moderately quick tempo bravura: boldness; as in con bravura, boldly capriccio: "A humorous, fanciful, or bizarre, composition, often characterized by an idiosyncratic departure from current stylistic norms." doloroso: sorrowfully, plaintively improvvisato: improvised, or as if improvised mano destra: [played with the] right hand (abbreviation: MD or m.d.) mano sinistra: [played with the] left hand (abbreviation: MS or m.s.) marcatissimo: with much accentuation mezzo: half; used in combinations like mezzo forte (mf), meaning moderately loud pastorale: in a pastoral style, peaceful and simple ritornello : a recurring passage for orchestra in the first or final movement of a solo concerto or aria (also in works for chorus) ·  scherzo: a light, "joking" or playful musical form, originally and usually in fast triple metre, often replacing the minuet in the later Classical period and the Romantic period, in symphonies, sonatas, string quartets and the like; in the 19th century some scherzi were independent movements for piano, etc (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_musical_terminology)

STUDENT SUPPLY LIST FOR CAROL GOUTHRO WORKSHOP

Student supply list Boulder Clay works–Carol Gouthro

1. Clay working tools

Metal and rubber ribs. A soft rubber rib is very helpful.

Scoring tools 

Needle tools

Sponges small and large

Wire cutter

Canvas to work on unless provided by school

Old toothbrush

Brushes for painting underglazes ( soft bristle brushes), and also for wax and shellac.

Towel

2. Clay for Handbuilding. 25-50 lbs. I use terracotta clay primarily with some white earthenware, but all these techniques can be done with any clay that handbuilds well, it does not have to be low fire.

3.  A variety of objects to roll into wet clay to make texture slabs.

4. Bone dry greenware for trying out surface techniques, although we will be making work and these pieces can be forced dry and used .

5. Optional, bisqueware that is textured to try some staining .