Other Voices

Creative Education Kit

NSW Department of Education

About this resource

Other Voices is a performance, recording and education project based on three new electroacoustic works for flute and electronics by Australian composer/educators Cat Hope, Tristan Coelho and Fiona Hill. It provides access points for young composers, performers and their teachers to explore the potential for combining electronic music with instruments and voice.

This education kit provides detailed lesson plans and resource materials for Stages 4, 5 and 6 (including Music 1 and Music 2). The activities in the kit draw together the key learning areas of composition, musicology, performance and aural skills. The content utilises a range of musical genres from pop to art music, to assist students in their understanding of the electronic genre, and to provide a stepping stone into the art music of today.

There is much to be explored through this music including extended flute and voice techniques, creating soundscapes, graphic score interpretation, and basic computer/electronics skills for exploring techniques such as delay, reverb, EQ, looping, and FX. All technological components within the kit come with videos with step by step instructions on how to use them, and how to best implement the technology within the classroom for teaching and learning purposes.

 

We hope that you enjoy exploring what the electronic genre has to offer, and that it assists you in how to effectively teach this exciting and engaging style of music to your students.

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Introduction

Duration: 1:43
Video transcript – Introduction

The collaborative process

Duration: 9:26
Video transcript – The collaborative process

How to use this resource

There are three works included in the Other Voices Creative Education Kit. Each piece has Teaching and Learning activities for Stage 4, 5 and 6 Music which can be taught as individual activities, or become the basis for a whole unit of work.

Select the image of the work for more information and activities.

Daybreak
Tristan Coehlo

The notion of mimicry forms the point of departure for Tristan Coehlo’s new work, Daybreak for flute and electronics. Transcribed birdsong has been worked into the composition through a process of looping and gradual transformation – the original mimics (the birds) are playfully imitated by the flute soloist while the electronics interact with the live flute sound through delay effects and pre-recorded flute samples.

Her Pockets Full of Inertia
Cat Hope

Her Pockets Full of Inertia is a graphic score by Cat Hope based on the poem of the same name, by Claire Gaskin. It is scored for solo bass flute, flute choir, transistor radios and sub-contra bass flute. The work treats the poem as an inspiration for the mood of the piece, and creates an eerie atmosphere of stasis and cloud like sounds through the use of extended flute techniques.

Imago
Fiona Hill

Fiona Hill’s new work Imago has a very serious and emotive origin. It is a response to the stories of those affected by forced adoption within Australia. The work layers text derived from victim transcripts, interviews and governmental hearings with live and processed flute and voice with music concrete derived from domestic soundscapes.

The following resources can be accessed as required through the activities or as an introduction to the topic:

  • People involved in this project
  • Electronic Sandbox – Introduction to basic electronics FX – Ciaran Frame – Max instructional patch introducing some of the basics of the electro-acoustic sound world
  • Performance tips for working with technology

For each piece you will find the following resources for use throughout the kit.

  • A score of each work to download. (Note. Musicians from a broader stylistic background will be able to use the pack, as an understanding of traditional notation is not an essential prerequisite for all activities.)
  • A video of each work for viewing the piece as a live performance.
  • Full high quality downloadable WAV audio file. The teacher should use this audio file for all listening. Timings will be given for each listening activity and the transport bar can be used to slide to the appropriate timing.

The following resources can be accessed as required through the activities or as an introduction to the topic:

  • People involved in this project
  • Electronic Sandbox – Introduction to basic electronics FX – Ciaran Frame – Max instructional patch introducing some of the basics of the electro-acoustic sound world
  • Performance tips for working with technology
  • An overview of the unit and the syllabus outcomes that are addressed through the teaching and learning activities.
  • Teaching and Learning activities for composing, performing, listening and musicology.
  • Suggested answers for the teacher.
  • Glossary of electronic, instrumental and compositional terms.
  • Reference list and resources (audio files. Website, listening, video etc).
  • An overview of the unit and the syllabus outcomes that are addressed through the teaching and learning activities.
  • Teaching and Learning activities for composing, performing, listening and musicology.
  • Suggested answers for the teacher.
  • Glossary of electronic, instrumental and compositional terms.
  • Reference list and resources (audio files. Website, listening, video etc).
  • About ‘Other Voices’ and brief introduction to the works
  • Highlights showreel of the pieces

Syllabus outcomes

If used in its entirety, teachers will cover aspects of listening, composition and performance from Stages 4, 5 and 6 of the NSW Music syllabus.

Stage 4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10
Stage 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10
Stage 6 Music 1: P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10
Stage 6 Music 2: P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10

 

Contents of this resource assist with the Preliminary and HSC Topics of:

  • Australian Music
  • An Instrument and it’s Repertoire
  • Methods of notating music
  • Music of the 20th and 21st centuries
  • Technology and its influence on music
  • Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus)

Outcomes and other syllabus material referenced in this document are copyright. Music 7-10 Syllabus, Music 1 11-12 Syllabus & Music 2 and Music Extension 11-12 Syllabuses © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003.

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How to access resources

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Video transcript – How to access resources

The Creative Arts Grant Initiative

Duration: 2:11
Video transcript – The Creative Arts Grant Initiative

About the Other Voices project

Duration: 0:53
Video transcript – About the Other Voices project

Benefits to teachers

Duration: 1:49
Video transcript – Benefits to teachers

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