Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Writing about music/音楽を書いて (Part 1)

Hello!



How are you? Today here is the first video to this piece of music I played for you in class - The Bad Plus' "Big Eater." 

Here is the music again:



Now here is the second piece of music I played for you in class - Weather Report's "Teen Town." Here is a video showing them performing it (the video is old, so the picture quality is not so good. Sorry!):



To learn more about The Bad Plus, click on this link here to the Wikipedia article in Japanese about them. The Japanese article doesn't say so much, however, so click over here to the Wikipedia article in English about them for more (it's long, so you don't have to read all of it!). 

To learn more about Weather Report, click on this link here to a Wikipedia article in Japanese about them.


Does listening to the music again and knowing more about these artists change what you wrote about their music? It might - but please do not change your stories!


Post a comment about what you learned, or what you think about these artists, in the comments section!

See you next time!

Image: "New York Skyline" courtesy of Antoine Henrich/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Videos uploaded from YouTube. Uploaded for educational purposes. No copyright infringement intended. All rights reserved to the copyright owner(s).

31 comments:

  1. The first music is very nice. Because, drum sound is very cool and, piano sound is very beautiful. The second music is comical. The bass player looks cheerful. And, the durammer looks very tire.

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  2. The first music is wonderful. Because, the piano sound is very nice. The drum sound is good. The second music is very merry. The percussion sound is lightness.

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  3. The first music is so good! The snare drum and the piano sound is irregularity. But it is nice. The second music is so vibrant. It seems that I am in jungle. This music makes me happy.

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  4. The first music is rhythmical. It seems that I play at amusement park. I thought I want to play the piano. The second music is interesting. I imagined car race. These music are so good.

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  5. The first music is very wonderful!! Drum sound is very good, piano sound is very beautiful. I like this music!!!!!!

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  6. I like the first music. Because the music made me funny.

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  7. I like the second music. Because I like funny song. It's very interesting. The firt music is cool. Drum's sound is wonderful!!

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  8. I think the first music is enjoyable. It makes me happy. I like low sounds. I feel the second music is mysterious. I feek strange.

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  9. The first music is lightly, rhythmical and fabulous !! I like this music. So piano sounds sparkling very wonderful.

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  10. The first music is cool. because drum sound is very cool. Second music is that I sounded in my heart.

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  11. I like the first music. Because I like cool music. It is very good. But, I like the second music too. It is funny. I like funny music.

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  12. I like second music better than first. I like Regular rhythm. But I like jazz and I like first music too.
    The first one is getting regular. I like that.

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  13. I like first music. This music is comfortable. That atmosphere is very cheerful. It is just like a dancing for many people. I think a party is held in America. They enjoy eating, talking, singing and dancing

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  14. The first music is interesting. The rhythm of the piano and drums is impressive. However, the second music is a asynthesizer and the drums. It is techno-pop. I like it than another.

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  15. I feel first mujic better than second music. Because, I like cheerful music. I think second music more cheerful than first music.

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  16. This music is so interesting. Various musical instruments is so nice. I like this music. I want to listen to music more.

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  17. When I listened to the first music, I felt happy. Because I like piano sounds and this music rhythm is good. Drum is also cool. I like first music but second music is good too. Because I play saxophone, this music can listen to saxophone sounds.

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  18. The first music is rhythmical. I can enjoy this world of music. The sound of piano is very characteristic. And also I like low sound. This song makes me enjoy. Moreover, the drum's mince sound is very good. The second music is interesting. When I listen this song, I feel strange. And high tempo sound of sax is very funny. I feel as if I were in a space. Because this music sound is strange. i think another world.

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    1. I'm glad you like the first piece of music. It's very busy with a lot of playing on it but a great melody is there. The second piece of music to me has a different kind of busy-ness, with a lot of movement. To me, it's like a crazy taxi gone out of control, going too fast and making wild turns around corners!

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  19. I like the first music. The first music is so jazzy and rhythmical and drums and the piano's conversations are fantastic. It is like my heart beating. I like the second music too. However, i like the first music than the second music. I do not like the sounds. I think it is scary but i like the rhythm.

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  20. This music is so amaizing. Various musical instruments is good.Drum's sound is wonderful!! And I like second music,too. Ilike both music. I want to listen more times!

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  21. I like first music more than second music. Because when I listened first music, I enjoyed it. I like piano sound, drums, and saxophones. It is exiting for me. It made me happy. Second music is good too, but I don't like it. I like sound of first music more than second music.

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  22. I like first music more than second music because first music is feel me enjoyable and exciting by a lot of musical instruments. I do not have a good knowedge of musical instruments, but I take in a pleasant sound that exquisite combination of musical instruments.

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  23. I like the second music because this strange music is interesting for me. I think that second music is really blows my mind and the bass is very fantastic.

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    1. Glad you liked it, because it has one of the greatest electric bass players ever on it - Jaco Pastorius. If you don't know him you should (especially if you play bass). Check him out here:

      http://youtu.be/lEKwLwbrYnM

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  24. The first song is very good, the tempo is good. I reseived a doog impression. Lot in the song is fun when there is a musical instrument !

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  25. I liked the second song. But song is different by individuals. I among them chose the rhythmic second. I would like to listen to songs that are associated with this song.

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  26. First rhythmic is fine like. There is also a drum, I like uptempo feel. I like bright songs than dark song.

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  27. I like the second song. This song is difficult for me. But I like this song. I like western music so hear more among musics

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  28. I like first music. Because, first music is very funny. I want to hear more varias music.

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  29. I like the first music more than second music. This music is so nice. Drum is cool.

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