http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:26 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:26 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=760619 Growing out of classes in computer music at Dartmouth College this is web version of a book that is intended as a "user-friendly" introduction to music and computers. AN excellent introduction to what is sound. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=760513 Jazz standards sheet music and recordings. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=759785 Get crafty this Easter with our hands-on Endangered Animal Easter Egg activity. Using ARKive’s vast treasury of images and videos, students research their favourite endangered species and identify key features and characteristics, then decorate an egg using the images as inspiration. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=759104 An online course devoted to the study of Faust: concentrating on works by Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Murnau, Jan Svankmajer and Randy Newman, the course encompasses literature, film, music, visual arts and the history of ideas. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=757462 This is a general music lesson intended to let students create a presentation and express themselves and content information. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=755460 The link is to my blog, where I have posted a StAIR (Stand-Alone Instructional Resource). The StAIR is a PowerPoint presentation that is designed for beginning trumpet players to learn how to achieve a good tone on the trumpet. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=754786 This presenation is a stAIR. (Stand Alone Instructional Resource). This resource is designed for middle school to high school students who are interested in the arts, particularly musical theater and would like to learn more about what it takes to perform musical theater pieces in front of an audience. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=753762 Online Magazine about World Music - a space for the appreciation of independent music worldwide and knowledge sharing. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=751353 A visualization of The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, using the Music Animation Machine. Parts One and Two are separate videos and can also be found on YouTube. However, the site: riteanim.com contains informational links such as answers to frequently asked questions and more. Malinowski explains that he partnered in this effort with Jay Bacal, who created the sound, using software from Vienna Symphonic Library (http://www.vsl.co.at/en/65/71/84/1349.vsl)The Musanim realization of Rite of Spring allows the viewer/listener to experience this complex music through a carefully conceived system in which , in Maliowski's words from the YouTube Question Section (http://goo.gl/zQp0R): Each shape corresponds to a family of instruments:ellipse: flutes (also cymbals and tam-tam)octagon: single reed (clarinet, bass clarinet)inverted ellipse/star: double reeds (oboe, English horn, bassoons)rectangle: brass (also, with "aura," timpani, guiro and bass drum)rhombus: stringsMusical pitch (as ordered in the musician's "circle of fifths״) is mapped to twelve colors (as ordered on the artist's "color wheel״). With this mapping, changes in tonality and harmony correspond to changes in the color palette.THis resource can be of use from elementary to advanced users. The visual aspect is compelling, encouraging the making of connections between micro movement of individual lines and macro effect of total sound. The colorful and geometric details of animation are catalysts for more granular understanding of musical material. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=750571 Course outline and sample assignments for a research methods course aimed at undergraduates in the broad social sciences