by Prof. Lydia Ayers

Electronic Media• Impact

– radio, record player, tape recorder, CD, television, videocassette, computers, etc.

– Not just limited to modern nations • affects cultures all over the globe

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Electronic Media

• Wind Controller (live demo)

• Electric Toothbrush

Yamaha Wind Controller

• Do you recognize this piece [i:5]?• What country is it from?• What is the name of the piece?

• Who wrote it?• What instruments do you hear?

Listening QuizListening Quiz

USA/IndonesiaUSA/Indonesia

My Heart Will Keep on My Heart Will Keep on Beating TimeBeating Time from from TitanicTitanic

James HornerJames Horner

Erhu, ukulele, suling,Erhu, ukulele, suling,electric guitar and bass,electric guitar and bass,

bamboo percussion instrumentsbamboo percussion instruments

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Electronic Media

• Theremin (live demo)

• <ewm1:18> Theremin performing Saint-Saens: The Swan

Leon Theremin

How Does TechnologyInfluence Music?

• Mass media• Sound reinforcement• Concert ensembles and performances• Professional musicians• Music industry• How much impact does urban (maybe

Western) influence have?– Harmony

Review Question

• Which of the following is an example of a membranophone?

A. Indian Sitar

B. Stones

C. Drum

D. Indonesian Suling Flute

E. Theremin

Singing Bowls• Can make from:

– glass mixing bowls– drinking glasses– ceramic rice bowls

• <2:28> Ceramic Bowls and Drums played by the Makhiliar Group (Azerbaijan)

• Play by:– striking– tapping– rubbing the rim of the bowl