Where does guitar come from?

Have you ever curious about the origin of Guitar?

It is a variation from Oud, which is an Arabic music instrument.  The oldest Oud picture is ~5000 year's old.

There are 12 strings on Oud.  Do you know how many strings are there on Guitar?  How many frets?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar#Acoustic_guitars

Arabs live in the middle east and the oldest Oud picture was found in Syria.  Do you know where Syria is?

Well, Guitar is the Oud's offspring in the west.  Arabs had once occupied Spain about 1300 years ago.  There were a lot of great guitar masters from Spain.

One of the most amazing guitar piece is called Recuerdos de la Alhambra.  Here is a video of the music.  This piece was composed by a Spanish guitar master Francisco Tárrega.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iVFncQADvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viVl-G4lFQ4

La Alhambra is an amazing palace in Spain.

Now, while Oud traveled to west, it also had a ride to the east.  Yes, it arrived in China many many years ago.  The Chinese offspring of Oud is 琵琶 (pi2 皮 pa0 趴)

There are only 4 strings on it and 25 frets.  How does 琵琶 sound like?

十面埋伏
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6-eQ2h_cKI
高山流水
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WuGvVYPIiA
琵琶语
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhgBfQnPu64

Is it amazing that human beings can improve music instruments throughout thousands of years at different corners of the world?

Bruce's snake

中文歌

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7CjeS7aat0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eIN6S0WQYc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ws43glNHw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcvFxb_1SfY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze3VO_7cSjM

孙小猴
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytCJhqTgaaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReUbDhWreuo

Walnut ... peanut machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UpZg5q4nx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEBQtIxi-Ik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02FYhmsEM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrl1q_e7mcc

Head voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b5ak_joYjc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnqwhHSQcCk

7/22 water color and debate

1) Debate:
Should we play Pokémon Go?
Axi/Ber: support
Dad: against

We can switch side after a round.

2) Water color:
Jellyfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZCMYglDM1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUua3f-EGSk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0WbVPnk5RQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsY1oiZsFaY

How to draw Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtR1ct_t4fA

Please make sure that both of you have a drawing for me before EOB.

Watercolor

Homework on 7/18

1) Recite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs8D5uQp3Uc

登鹳雀楼 by 王之涣（唐）

白日依山尽，

黄河入海流。

欲穷千里目，

更上一层楼。

 

黄河：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_River

鹳雀楼：在山西省永济市（please find this place on map）

 

2) Prepare for a debate:

Should Allison use a phone in Cold Spring?

Axi and Ber, please choose your side.

 

3) Individual work:

阿茜：please finish the Archiemedes book.  It is on ber's iPad in onedrive app.

 

berber: Draw a Jelly fish. 

 

Watercolor Tips:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvwI47YF7kGU4BZHdyNwAXBvG2R30t9zX

 

 



Pitch perfect 2 songs

When I'm Gone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl2Y_Fu-6zE

Winter Wonderlang / Here comes Santa Clause
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-Lp8CAjnE
Launch pad : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKgylfs13HA

Convention Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbcyQtaJyV8

Bellas final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gI8lgcuD2k

classical music mashup

Pls make sure that you pay attention to names / pictures / pieces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OYkWSW7u4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDsAdl8nJm0

British Accent (2)

RP accent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNu3q5ODgqs

Tongue twisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXYSwCXzdv8

2 minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldAKIzq7bvs

FAST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k2fKeHi7jI

Convincing (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZBSQ41jDxQ

Convincing (2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDVOOo7R31c

Convincing (3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xVhOB0fVHw

A lot of news stories
https://www.youtube.com/user/thephonevoice/videos

Expressing Frustration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LKGgYzdAN0

American Actors doing a British accent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCc7I_659xE

Garageband

Canon Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXcBtJ-jrTA

Canon in D (guitar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW5lF_Tw44o

Canon in D (string)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnosWuyCD_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqkg9ylZmfM

Canon in D (orchestra)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no5a5gPjhes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxGPTr3dRbQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JKbR2YzGeA

Christmas Canon (Dad and 3 daughters)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWkeKlOprk

Hotel California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yIKKh45G-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuNkRKovRB0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bklvwnOrewE

vocal registers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_register

How to sing comfortably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBpDLS91uDY

How to Sing Smoothly Across Your Vocal Registers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyssRvkGrbw

Vocal registers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elaGGgHSAz4

Find your vocal range in 1 minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IejHKpfHso

Strathmore audition report card

learn British accent

t / r
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAnT3PASak

vowle sounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIZ78RwhSPc

2016 USA Olympic Trials

I give you the location of trials.  Please find out the time of the trials.

Swim trial in Omaha, Nebraska
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAgC6lhppzPv2ZKlBbeUg-x9qiWo3bvqj

Track and Field trial in Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAgC6lhppzPvXioxoNZdiimIedwKsLfUM

Gymnastic trial in SAP center, San Jose, California
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAgC6lhppzPtejng_Suu3dR9JTom853sJ

Great Moments in Team USA history
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAgC6lhppzPtiNYULTcfXLU0UVY95CK9q

Other Team USA trial videos
https://www.youtube.com/USOC/playlists

Archimedes

Archimedes
A great innovator lived 2300 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes



Archimedes' principle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijj58xD5fDI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v86Yk14rf8

Archimedes' screw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCHzY_MEgMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnA78IsBzBU

Law of lever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlYEi0PgG1g

Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.
- Archimedes

4 yrs and 9 yrs old drawing

A good way to learn is to copy and mimic whatever you see.


4 yrs old:
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/Parenting/32684729.html

9 yrs old:
http://www.mitbbs.ca/article_t/Parenting/32709611.html
http://www.mitbbs.ca/article_t/Parenting/32714143.html