inspiration (audio)

"Writing is as much a sonic practice as a textual one"




Philip Tagg

What a Scream!

--experimenting with detective themes--

From YouTube description:

One of fifteen experiments in writing typical detective themes, "I Recall Bacall" has been set here to classic film noir footage. Silly credits are added in typical forties font. I use this music (and visual) genre study in my film music teaching.

Others: at Tagg audio

Intel Inside (Jingle Analysis)

From YouTube description: Part 1 of extended version demonstrating what the famous 4-note Intel inside jingle mans and how it works. Part 2 is longer and includes intertextual connotations and musical commutations.

Week 3 Agenda (change)

Multimodal Scream--------------------

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Plans for Thursday, 2/5
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At 6:00, the pre-conference reception begins (for the Federation Rhetoric Symposium).

I would like for you to have the opportunity to attend as much of this as possible, so we'll try to end class by a little before 6:00 rather than 7:10. That means we'll plow right through without a break and cut some of our discussion of the readings a bit short. I want you to have plenty of time to capture audio and, if possible, begin downloading. So that means we want to begin your interviews by no later than 5:00. Our agenda follows.

1. Blogs/audio/Audacity questions
2. National Conversation on Writing (contributions + Digital Installation at FRS)
3. Tagg/MC/French Manicure (We'll likely push much of this discussion to next week)
4. Technical suggestions, audio assignment
5. Go forth and collect audio!
6. Return and upload audio to computer. Edit out ums and ahs with Audacity (remember NPR's "Behind the Curtain")
7. Party and Dr. Fulkerson's!