The extended school closure of 2020 hasn't stop Newtown High School music students from making amazing music! Here are a few samples of original compositions created by members of Mr. Lee's Music Technology classes.
Found Sound Project:
One assignment was to capture "found sounds" from within the students' homes and then manipulate those sounds -- along with other musical elements -- to create original pieces of music.
One assignment was to capture "found sounds" from within the students' homes and then manipulate those sounds -- along with other musical elements -- to create original pieces of music.
In this 4th example, Brian Garten set for himself the challenge using his "found sounds" exclusively as the only available ingredient for his composing. Listen to what Brian was able to create using ONLY field recordings of ordinary sounds from within his home (e.g., coffee maker brewing) and manipulating those everyday sounds through his mastery of audio software...
Other original pieces: