Interpreting Music for the World

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Interpreting Music for the World

• Angela Roth
• ASL Services Inc/ ASL Latino

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365/10 Years!

• -Range of Deaf Community
• -Range of Age Groups
• -Foreigners
• -Hearing our Audience too!

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What kind of Music?
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• Show tunes, Patriotic, Americana, folk, Classic
  movie tunes, gospel, spiritual, hip hop, rap,
  pop, ballads, salsa, merengue,
• Regeton, bachata, rock, jazz/scat, country,
  childrens songs, Broadway songs, Holiday songs
  (Italian, French, Mexican, German sign language),
  parodies, invented tunes (Shakespeare)

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7 Steps

• 1 Every type of music has a personality
• (lets play the its my 100 game)

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Details Count!

• Head
• Hands
• Posture
• Feet
• Movement
• Mouth
• Eyes

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Reminder Details Count!

• Head
• Hands
• Posture
• Feet
• Movement
• Mouth
• Eyes

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2 The Beat

• Fast/Slow?
• Then
• Music OUT!

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3 What is the Theme?

• The song is making a pointwhat is it?
• Look at the chorus!

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4 Supporting Information

• Origin of song
• Movie?
• Character
• Interaction
• Look at the Stanzas

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5 Create a Picture

• Mapping
• Dont tellshow!

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Hip Hop

• Rock it, don't stop it,Everybody get on the
  floor,crank the party up,We about to get it
  on,(Let me see ya)1,2 step,(I love it when ya
  1,2 step)(Everybody)1,2 step,We about to get
  it on (this beat is)

• It don't matter to me,We can dace slow(Ladies
  and gentlemen),Whichever way the beats drop,Our
  bodies will go(I like this ah),So swing it over
  here,Mr. DJ,(Hey, Hey)And we will, we wil rock
  you up

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Some Day my Prince Will Come

• Some day my prince will comeSome day we'll meet
  againAnd away to his castle we'll goTo be happy
  forever I know Some day when spring is
  hereWe'll find our love anewAnd the birds will
  singAnd wedding bells will ringSome day when my
  dreams come true

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Im Already There

• I'm already thereTake a look aroundI'm the
  sunshine in your hairI'm the shadow on the
  groundI'm the whisper in the windI'm your
  imaginary friendAnd I know I'm in your
  prayersOh I'm already there

• He called her on the roadFrom a lonely cold
  hotel roomJust to hear her say I love you one
  more timeAnd when he heard the sound Of the
  kids laughing in the backgroundHe had to wipe
  away a tear from his eyeA little voice came on
  the phoneAnd said "Daddy when you coming
  home"He said the first thing that came to his
  mind

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6 Rhythm

• Words Rhyme
• Similar sound
• Change first letters

• Visual Movement
• Similar
• Parameters
• -hand shape
• -palm orientation
• -movement
• -location

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Cruella De Vil

• Im like a spider waiting for the kill

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7 Bring the Music Back

• Bring music back, make adjustments
• Your work is complete
• when it doesnt need the music!

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Colors of the Wind

• Personality is ___?
• Beat is _____?
• Theme is (chorus)
• Supporting Information
• Create a Picture
• Visual Rhythm
• We dont need it, smile!

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