Term 2 - Lesson 10 - 8th February

Track 1

1. Are the stands having any impact on the music/sound? If so, what?

The stands do affect the sound because the music is being played then it is bouncing of the stands which is allowing the audience to hear it clearer.
If there were no stands, there wouldn't be anything to rebound off.

Why do marching bands have so many instruments, and loud ones!

Marching bands have so many loud instruments because they are playing outside so there will not be any walls for the sound to bounce off to travel to the audience so a louder sound is needed for the audience to hear what is being played.



Track 2

1. Can you hear any reverberation. Do you think that comes from the room or might there be some digital reverb? Give reasons for your answer.

There is reverb, and I think it comes from both the room size and and maybe a  reverb effect made digitally on the computer.

Do you think the guitars are recorded through a mic or down a line?

The guitars are being recorded through a microphone


Describe the texture of the music. Does the acoustic environment suit the music?
The texture of this song is homophonic.
The acoustic environment suits the music because the small of reverb gives it a small echo feel to the music.

Track 3

1. Describe the texture of the music (it is not the same throughout so mention where it changes.
The texture of the music is mainly polyphonic, but there are some areas
 where it goes homophonic
 
Is the music suitable for the space / is the space suitable for the music?

The music isn't really suited for the space because since the choir are singing in a large hall, there will be a lot of reverb that may be sustained for quite a while which could mess up the music.