Oshkosh Area School District

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Letters and Science

COLLEGE DAY FOR KIDS 2001

March 23, 2001
Susan Knippel, Program Coordinator

This web site contains samples of work by students who participated in the
MUSIC CLASSES
Dr. Kenneth Liske, Instructor
Ms. Katy Ries, Teaching Assistant

SESSION I
HANDCHIME CLASS

COURSE DESCRIPTION Handchimes and English Handbells: This is a musical performance class meant to explore the elements of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, form, and dynamics) while learning to play handchimes and English Handbells. These instruments have a rich tradition in Western culture as tools for group expression in music. A variety of musical styles will be included.

Click HERE to listen to the class perform.

Class Participants:

Chris Borgardt
Alli Carley
Jaclyn Freesman
Kirsty Goode
Nicole Hansen
Della Huffman
Erin Kaprelian
Dan Krenzl
Lindsey Lennop
Kelsey Lim
Blake Markee
Ben Niles
Molly Schlaak
Kimberly Sitter
Adam Spanbauer
Sarah Sprangers

SESSION II
MUSIC COMPOSITION CLASS

COURSE DESCRIPTION Music Composition: An introduction to tonal harmony and the basic composition tools of Western music including melodies, chords, and scales. Opportunities to explore music fundamentals and create simple compositions for the web using computer-based applications will be included. Requires only a creative mind!

Click on the icons following each name to hear the MIDI compositions created by class participants.

Class Participants:

Merriman Blum
Olivia Butts
Kaylee Doemel
Rodrigo Gier
Chelsea Hammett
Phillip Hanson
Kelsey Lim
Megan Mathwig
Adam Spanbauer
Sarah Sprangers

Participants in this class used two freely available music notation applications to create their compositions, hear and print them, and convert them to MIDI files for the web. Click the links below to download one or both of these free applications for use on your own computer system.

Download Finale NotePad

Download MusicTime Deluxe

The free QuickTime Player is a helper application which can play the audio and MIDI files on this page.
If your browser doesn't play the music, click here to download QuickTime for your system.

This page was last updated on July 9, 2001, and is maintained by Kenneth Liske.

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