Working together

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Working together

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In a small group, or as a class, share your experiences of collaborating with others on a composition or performance task. What were the challenges and how did you meet them? What were the benefits of the collaboration?

  • How does Ben describe his role in this collaboration?

  • How does Tim describe his role? What is he meaning when he says ‘write the songs and then basically let go’?

  • Listen for and take note of when:

    • Tim describes Ben as an interpreter, able to speak different musical languages, that of the orchestra and of the band.

    • Ben talking about ‘strong songs’.

  • Discuss Tim’s and Ben’s roles in the project.

  • Tim describes Ben as an interpreter, able to speak different musical languages, that of the orchestra and of the band. Outline the main difference that creates what Tim calls ‘both sides of the divide’. Suggest reasons why Ben is able to bridge this divide.

  • Tim compares Ben’s arrangement to music for film. Referring to Tim’s description, describe how a composer could create a ‘slow reveal’ rather than ‘bloated’ strings.

  • Name the concept of the music referred to and how it is manipulated. What changes?

  • Explain how texture could be used to provide an ‘epic, huge orchestral crescendo’.

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