2010-4*+class+page

= America's Next Top Science Rockers!! = = 2010 Da Vinci HS - 4th period class page =

What do we know starting out?
We will have to perform a song with our band -Bowlus Our group knows some cords-Trevor Riel We need one instrument per person- Trevor Riel We can make an instrument that doesn't even exist :O (JP) Our instrument needs to be able to play 8 different notes. (Brian Jones)

What we need to learn about:
How to use calculations to determine where different notes are (JP) in depth of why a certain note makes the note it does- Trevor Riel

how to actually create 8 notes in relation to our instraments- Bowlus

Notes from class/What we have learned so far
some ideas presented to us via photos from last year-Trevor Riel Date: Notes:

Links to cool or useful websites:
This is a video of Alexi Laiho of Children Of Bodom playing a riff from one of their songs (entirely instrumental). This is a FANTASTIC example of Drop C tuning to make the guitar sound really dark and guttural. Alternate tunings (Drop D, Drop C, etc...) are good for changing the sound dynamics of your stringed instrument by not only differing the relative pitch differences between each of the strings, but also switches up the frequency of the string vibrations. Furthermore, there are a few instances when Alexi uses the tremolo (whammy bar) to vary the string tension and raise of lower the pitch. By pulling up on the tremolo, the strings are tightened and the sound goes up, and the same is true in the opposite direction, the tremolo is depressed and the strings become slightly more slack and the pitch will go down. Very neat stuff. Also, Alexi is really good, so pay attention to his rocking...

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-JT Rakitan

Initial idea of what you want to build:
some tin cans that make tinging noises (drums), some sort of base, guitar of some sort- Trevor Riel

ukelele or accordian -Bowlus Drum set of some kind (Brian Jones) Electric guitar - JT Rakitan table tube drum or maybe a one string banjo/guitar- Kirby

Final list of who is building what
This is a list of who is building what, add yourself to the list. If you are building something similar to someone else in the class (or any class for that matter), you can discuss ideas or problems with them