Class 5- music geometry- In its form, rhythm and metre, the pitches of its notes (intervals) and the tempo of its pulse music can be related to the mathematical measurement of time and frequency, offering ready analogies in geometry." In class we were introduced to this project by first watching a video on the Parthenon Frieze, A high- relief marble sculpture done between 443- 438 B.C. This sculpture is not only incredibly detailed and beautiful, but it also involves musical geometry. Consisting of 378 figures and 245 animals, it was created to depict a procession in honor of the Goddess, Athena's birthday. Each of the heads that are in the sculpture match up with a music note in a song. This lead us into our next project essentially doing the same thing. Below are photos of the Parthenon Frieze-- Process and PlanThe first task was to pick a song- the song I chose was, "The Man Who Cant Be Moved" by The Script. It is one of my all time favorite songs and I know it very well. I love the story behind it and I knew I could do a lot with it. Its a song about the love and perseverance of a man waiting on a woman he is in love with in the spot that they first met. I was also inspired by the music video, how it was shot mostly outside, but it wasn't focused on the aspect that he was essentially "camping" on the corner waiting on this girl. It was almost viewed as if he was homeless as opposed to just waiting. I found inspiration in what the music video lacked.- click the button below to watch it! After picking my song and looking at the lyrics, I picked out a phrase that I liked that I thought captured the song. The phrase I chose was, "I'm not gonna move". I then found the sheet music and looked specifically at the notes for "I'm not gonna move" to use for my design. below is a section of the sheet music and also my specific line. For my project I decided to design a tent made out of cardboard to capture the essence of the man being on the corner with the cardboard sign camping. The design on the outside of the tent is connected with the notes from the phrase, "I'm not gonna move".
Using scraps from cardboard boxes leftover from my move in day, I was able to construct a tent. Before I put all the pieces together, I first designed the outside of the tent- the front and back walls are done by peeling off the first layer of the cardboard. I wanted it to be significantly different then the sides of the tent. It gave it a rustic feel. I then took the chords from the phrase "I'm not gonna move" and used them to be the designs on the sides of the tent. Where the gold polka dots are, match up with the chords. I thought it was important to design the pattern in a modern way- making it something almost glamorous that you wouldn't usually see on a camping tent. Below are the pictures of my final product. Enjoy!
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