Year 8 - research task.

As you are well aware I am not teaching today so here is your task for the period.

Investigate the life and times of an Australian musical Artist:

1. Name, Age, Style of music/Bands they play in.
   
2. Create a time line of their achievements including awards, ARIAs etc.
   
3. Write a review of one of their songs that you know. make sure you include your opinion of the song.
   

If you get all that done..... Research one of following topics; The development of

• the "Stratocaster Guitar"
• Les Paul
• Leo Fender
• Gibson Guitars
• The history of the electric Guitar
• guitar amplifiers
• Research the latest technology in guitars today - USB guitar, Robot tuning, Self Tuning, "Variax" guitars.
• What inovations will come in the future for guitars/guitarists?

If you get all that done you are a master of useless guitar based knowledge :-)

Battle Cry Backing Track.

Download the backing track HERE.

Good luck.

Have a Musical Day :)

Year 7 Movie Task

Hi Yr7,

The secret to a good film is to PREPARE well. If you are prepared then everyone is clear on what needs to happen to get the project done.

Go HERE to get a copy of the FreeMind file that you need to fill out before you start filming.

Have a musical day :-)

Chasing Cars GUITAR TAB

Hi year 8,

for your ROCK CHALLENGE I thought an easy song for you to learn would be Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.

Check out the three guitar TAB parts you can use to play along with a singer.

Click on the image below for the guitar 1 part, 
the other parts are available to download at the links provided.

Guitar 2

Guitar 3


HAVE A MUSICAL DAY :-)

7.5 Lesson 1 for 2010 students

Hi Year 7,
Here is a copy of the video that I made in class with 7.5 on tuesday. Your task will be to create something similar in your classes for the new year 7 students starting in 2010.
Good Luck, and enjoy.

Why just learn from Mr Billiards?

Year 7 work - extension: STAR WARS

Write down the following questions in your book and then research the answers using the sites listed on the right of the blog....

Star Wars

1. What are some of the sound effects in star wars made from?
2. How does the choice of "natural" sounds reflect the scenes and/or intentions of the film makers?
3. List the different people involved in the making of a soundtrack and give a brief description, using detailed sentences, of each job.
4. How was the "Light saber" sound created?


Have a musical day :-)