MUSC 2150 Lecture 8: MUSC UNIT 8-12
5 Sep 2015
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Studio rivalry: the beach boys vs. the beatles. Reading: covach 254-265; playlist readings for all assigned listening (in red) Listening: required listening good vibrations the beach boys required listening a day in the life the beatles. Learning activity 8. 1: listen to required listening good vibrations by the beach boys, produced by brian wilson, and follow along in the listening guide. This song is an example of psychedelic pop: pick out the timbres in the song, in particular the jew"s harp (also called the jaw harp) and the electro theremin. The electro theremin is a box that produces a simple sine wave electronically. The sine wave"s volume is controlled by a knob on the box and the pitch is controlled with a slide that runs along a rod. The sound of an electro theremin is similar to another electronic instrument, the theremin, but the control of pitch and volume is very different. To hear a regular theremin by itself, go here.
