Homework

Please remember to print and save your Synthesizer patch before next Thursday

+ we are still actively reading chapters 8-14 Pure Data, there may be a quiz soon! Ha!

+ Listening and blogging on one of the following

Steve Reich -- come out, it's gonna rain, drumming, 18 musicians
La Monte Young, well tuned piano, second dream
Terry Riley. in C, persian surgery dervishes
Phillip Glass-- music in 12 parts, music with changing parts
John Adams -- shaker loops

Think about HOW the NY school of minimalists have effected modern musical practices

OR

Debussy Prelude to the afternoon of a faun
Ravel bolero

Fathers of minimalism -- loop based or ambient compositions?

Thinking about interesting loops as we get ready for sample based compositions: Led Zeppelin example

PURE DATA/FREESOUND HOMEWORK

Make a drum machine set of samples from freesound or your own samples and record at least 2 sequences or beats.