Saturday, 24 January 2015
Neutrinos Writing Weekend Day 3
Day 3... we were still excited to start...bring it on!
Plot a musical:time limit 10 minutes
I have to share our outcome of this games as it's quite something!....
Tescos! The Musical.
Tales of the unexpected item in bagging area
Act 1: Fruit and Veg. denatured salads, fast food
Act 2: Stock room.
back stage intrigue, romance, freezer room(dry ice)
Act 3: Checkout.
Jeopardy, thrills and spill.
plot lines....
Bread shortage,
shoplifter falls in love with security guard,
price war with Asda,
under the radar price increases on everyday items and price drop on luxuries,
stock-take huge choreography piece stacking shelves...breath taking,
All the check-out machine ladies come alive and get out from in the machine and do a big song and dance routine 'Check me out',
Behind the fag curtain.... cigarettes booze and gambling,
Aisle always love you,
Every Little Helps.
Go outside: walk an idea further: time limit 20 minutes
Pedal note:.
example Twice by Little Dragon
choose one chord play it on repeat
sing a melody
choose another chord play it on repeat
sing another melody
Finding your note Masterclass
intervals! learn them.
create muscle memory through repeat practice.
Become familiar with a major scale.
12345678, sing it where ever you may be, or walking along.
learn familiar intervals to help find your note.
1-3 Zed cars
1-4 Amazing Grace
1-5 Last Post
1-6 And now, the end is nigh
1-7 (don't worry about this one for now!)
1-8 somewhere over the rainbow
Mood evocations
explore creating intentional moods
Menace - Massive Attack 'Angel'
Joy - Song 2 Blur
Melancholy - Billie Holiday
Suspense - John Barry
Yearning - Jeff Buckley, Ry Cooder-Paris Texas
create a melody with a mood in mind and
all create a melody conveying HOPE : time limit 10 mins
Wearing a suit Masterclass
Make sure the shoulders fit
Wear the suit don't let it wear you.
Enjoy looking at other peoples' clothes ... Sartorialist website.
CONCLUSIONS>>>>
K: I enjoy writing songs if I break the process down into small bits/exercises/games
really like the word pool.
J: I enjoyed being in the zone playing music.
M: I liked having permission to spend time on song writing.
All: Listening to music together was really intense and enjoyable.
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