I want you to create other moods using just one musical instrument from a symphony orchestra.
The goal is to create unique moods from the natural sounds of musical instrument rather than by creating music.
What mood does an oboe create?
What mood does a french horn make?
What mood does a trumpet make?
What mood does real world instruments create?
Your assignment
Try creating moods such as :
sad
tired
surprise
etc.
using just one, two, or three notes of a single instrument of the symphony orchestra or real world instruments.
Instructions
To do this, play a single note (or two) of a musical instrument to create a mood (six seconds.)
Reshape the note's volume to create a sound effect (rather than just a simple "on/off" note.)
Try this for all the instruments of the symphony orchestra and send me the best three.
Write me and tell me what moods you have created. (I know this should be obvious but sometimes it is not.)
No melody!!!
Remember: Use no melody and, preferably, no rhythm. Just simple notes!
One, two, or three notes.
Points
If you use a single note, you get ten points. (Chords count as a single note.)
If you use two consecutive notes, you get nine points. (Chords count as a single note.)
But if you use three consecutive notes, you get only four points. (Chords count as a single note.)
Just one note or chord?
The sound of Sad
Listen to Tiago Louis Zontag's sound of "sad" (.ogg) which is created with a single chord. Hear how the chord is made up of different bow techniques and how parts of the chord end later than the others. It is still one chord. Think of the possibilities.
Just one note or chord?
The sound of Surprise
Listen to Tiago Louis Zontag's sound of "surprise" (.ogg) which is created with a single chord. Hear how the chord can change pitch with the pitch wheel. Still, it is just one chord. Think of the possibilities.
Just one note or chord?
The sound of Tired
Listen to Tiago Louis Zontag's sound of "tired" (.ogg) which is created with a single chord. Hear how the chord can change pitch with the pitch wheel. Still, it is just one chord. Think of the possibilities.
Orsanct has has created this assignment. July 20, 2007 -- Instructor Note: This is the first person to get the assignment correct. Notice that this is extremely difficult to do.
Cubinoid has created the sound of sadness using one note.
I used Logic Pro, and Miroslav strings.
I allowed a bit of space at the end for the reverb to die away.
I used track automation to provide a gentle volume slide into the sound, and panned the cellos into their correct orchestral position. I used a Roman Cathedral reverb to make the cellos sound spacious and empty.
Cubinoid has created the sound of surprise using one note.
I used Logic Pro, and VSL.
I allowed a bit of space at the end for the reverb to die away.
I used track automation to provide a steep volume slide into the sound, and panned the horns into their correct orchestral position. I used a museum reverb to make the horns sound close and echoey
Cubinoid has created the sound of tiredness using one note.
I used Logic Pro, and VSL.
I allowed a bit of space at the end for the reverb to die away.
I used track automation to provide a volume slide into the sound, and to provide a slow rhythmic feel to the note, and panned the tubas into their correct orchestral position. I used a longish reverb to make the horns sound weary and dreamlike.
The current lesson demonstrates how moods can be created with simple notes using the natural sound of the musical instrument.
In the next lesson, you will see how moods can be created by delicate rhythms. Once you send me your audio file for the sound of fear, go to Exercise: The sound of joy
