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Hola everyone!

I forgot to comment about the upcoming deadline for assignment 1, next Tuesday 17th. More importantly, there are recorders in the library that you can check out and start creating your own library of sounds. Open your ears to our sounding world and grab those sounds that inspire you, store them, and play with them!

(This is a little song from the psychedelic era to find inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1xOZyBc2Ck)

This week it was great to see you all work and play with sound in a destructive (Audacity) and non-destructive (Ableton) way. We learned the creative and political dimension that have mixed sounds, speech, and language. Restoring Neil Armstrong’s testimony and thinking about how recording material has a huge social implication in the piece “Come out” by the composer Steve Reich.

You can listen to the entire piece here, and if you want more info about the Harlem Six and the context of this piece there is this great article about it.

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9886-blood-and-echoes-the-story-of-come-out-steve-reichs-civil-rights-era-masterpiece/

See you all in class!!

Carlota

My name is Corey Atkins and I am a senior in Arts and Sciences majoring in Biological Sciences (pre-med) and minoring in Business.  I was just added off the waitlist so I’m excited to be one of the lucky ones to get into this class. I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA but I spent 3 years living in Barbados, my dad’s native country.  My background in music begins with piano lessons from 3 until I was about 12 when I joined my middle school’s percussion section in the school band where I played various percussion instruments for 3 years.  Once I got to high school I got away from playing instruments due to my focus being football.  Despite no longer playing, just listening to music has always been one of my favorite things to do.  During my time at Cornell, Ive always wanted to venture back into playing music again because I am no longer playing ball but as many of you know free time at Cornell is rare.  I’ve decided to take this class because I’m interested in the production/editing/mastering that goes into making the finished pieces we here all the time, and to reactive the creative side of me.  Being part of a school band and an ensemble like percussion, I’ve always had to work with others to make a complete sound so I am very open to collaboration.

Hi! I’m Victoria, and I’m majoring in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Neurobiology and Behavior, and hoping to minor in Music. I’m a singer-songwriter, and I have been writing instrumentals and songs for several years now. I’ve been singing my songs and accompanying them with guitar and piano at local venues, and for the past couple of years I have been recording, producing, and releasing them as well. I’m incredibly fascinated by the topics covered in this class, and I’m eager to gain skills that will help me better record and produce my songs and instrumentals. I’m also enthusiastic about collaborating with others.

Here are a few samples of my music:
https://soundcloud.com/user-403256368/sets/anticipation-ep-by-victoria-alkin

Hi all, my name is Emma Zhenghe Wang and I’m currently a senior. I got off waitlist late and was just able to create this account. I don’t really have a lot of backgrounds in musical instruments but I’ve been singing in bars, bands and doing hooks for rapper friends for a long time. I’d love to expand my knowledge about digital music softwares as I’m interested in producing beats. I listen to a wide range of music, some of my favorites are R&B, inde bands and film sound tracks. Looking forward to collaborating with people with similar interests!

Hi all! My name is Ruby and I’m a senior in Animal Science. I had played the violin for eight years from elementary to high school and then stopped. After that I sometimes picked it up during breaks and gladly found I could still play. I tried to learn guitar by myself recently though there’s little progress. I was also a member of the school chorus before I transferred to Cornell. I’m taking this course because I’m curious about how music is produced and hope to acquire some basic and practical knowledge. I’d love to collaborate with and learn from others!

Hi everyone! My name is Lily and I am a senior studying Information Science. I have always been interested in music, as I have played the piano classically since I was six and have also picked up the guitar and flute. I am also involved in acappella on campus and have some experience composing/mixing electronic music, but would like to expand my knowledge of different audio softwares and how to properly use them. I am excited about experimenting with different sounds (both instruments and sounds we hear everyday) and seeing how they come together.

Hey everyone! My name is Elsa and I’m a senior in the Hotel School. I used to play piano and flute for many years, and I picked up the french horn during high school. I’m really excited to take this class to learn how to use audio software and music production overall. It would be cool to learn how to make a mix and make something from various samples into a track. I generally listen to a lot of EDM, and my favorite genre is progressive house.

Hi All, my name is Darren, I’m currently a senior from Hong Kong majoring in economics. I was just able to join this class today (September 5). I have a slight musical background, joining the band for 5 years in middle school (playing the piano/clarinet/oboe), however I have forgot everything I have learned. I am interested in this class because I want to see the basics of how electric music is made (specifically EDM if possible) and see if I can recreate some of the sounds that I hear in my favorite artists (such as Illenium, Zedd, etc.). I am interested in collaborating with others who share a similar interest!

Hello,

My name is Daniel Nagar and I am a senior in ILR. I love to sing and have been playing guitar for 12 years. I am not in a formal band but I often perform at open mic events in Ithaca. I love lots of different types of music such as rock, reggae, electronic, and soul. I am interesting in this course because I have attempted to learn different music production softwares in the past but have never succeeded. I want to write my own songs but I feel that my lack of music production skills makes this more difficult. I am very interested in collaborating with others and am looking forward to developing my music skills and knowledge this semester.

Hello everyone,

I am so happy to finally get into this class that I have been waiting since my freshman year. I am a senior in BEE now and enrolled in this class to enrich some artistic spirit in myself mostly filled with STEM spirit. I have played some piano and Korean traditional musical instruments. I am always eager to learn more music, but I did not get a chance to and now this is the opportunity for me to enjoy. Hope to have fun!