User:DanielleFulgham

=Freshman Seminar=

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

To learn how to play Whale and Wasp by Alice in Chains on an acustic guitar.
 * Research Component

The history of the band Alice and Chains, as well as other bands during the time they started. Also more information about guitar playing styles.
 * week 1

Look up Alice and Chains Whale and Wasp song, try to find music sheet.
 * week 2

Practice the different notes and fingerings, do a bit of research on AiC.
 * week 3

Listen to the song several times to better understand the tempo, research on styles of playing.
 * week 4

Practice more, research other similar bands.
 * week 5

Figure out how to record myself playing, and set-up presentation.
 * week 6

Final practice, and recording.
 * week 7

Set-up presentation on laptop, possible power point.
 * week 8

Final touches, practice presentation.

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
The sculpture I dislike at the Seattle Sculpture park was ‘Typwriter Eraser, Scale X’ and one of the artists that worked on it was Claes Oldenburg. I’ve seen this sculpture many times, driving or walking past it. It seems so odd to me that it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere, and it makes no sense to me. I don’t feel anything when I look at it, and when I look at art I expect to have some sort of emotion exasperated. The movement in the piece is decent but I just don’t understand it’s purpose.

When I looked up more of his work, I found a piece called ‘Soft Bathtub’. Now this one strikes me as something very interesting. It looks like a real bathtub from afar, but it’s made with canvas, wood and plaster. I’m not sure why but it does gives me an eerie feeling. It reminds of the Silent Hill movie with the way it’s distorted and how dirty it looks. I’ve always been a fan of horror films and creepy looking things so naturally it catches my eye. I love that piece by Oldenburg, but I just can’t bring myself to like the ‘Typerwriter Eraser‘. I’ll admit he is a creative man, but I still think the piece is completely random and meaningless. But maybe that’s the purpose of it.

Midterm Assignment 2: Manipulation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijH3cRJ1BY

http://runeechan.deviantart.com/art/Rant-and-Rave-10704161

Midterm Assignment 3: Always Wanted To Progress Report (about 100 wds)
I had troubles getting the Alice in Chains Whale and Whasp music sheets. I tried to find free versions online but only found interpretations and strange codes from students. And also I have been procrastinating a little bit on getting the music for it. I don't have the money to go out and buy a music book, so I think I'll just work on a song I had learned back in High School. "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals. I will research that band instead and practice the song. I already have the music sheet for it, so I won't have to worry much about that aspect of it. Just the practicing and research.

Final Presentation

 * Topic (10%)

"House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals


 * Research (20%)

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 * 1) Internet site:

"The Animals: Biography : Rolling Stone." Rolling Stone: Music News, Reviews, Photos, Videos, Interviews, Politics and More. Web. 02 Dec. 2009. .
 * 2) Book: Animals, The. Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia. Helicon Publishing. 2005. eLibrary. ProQuest LLC. ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE. 02 Dec 2009. .
 * 3) Scholarly Journal: Jansen, Lloyd. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Library Journal. 2001. 126. eLibrary. ProQuest LLC. ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE. 02 Dec 2009. .
 * 4) Other (interview, TV show,etc):"The Animals." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Web. 02 Dec. 2009. .


 * Your accomplishment (20%)

I practiced the song many times, and got the notes down, although I did procrastinate a lot due to World of Warcraft. What I need to master is the fingering for the song instead of just strumming it. I used to know how to do that when I took the guitar class in High School, but have forgotten it since. My previous project idea what the Alice in Chains song Whale and Whasp, which I would still like to learn how to play once I can acquire the music for it.


 * Project Review (50%)
 * 1)What went well: Playing the song went better than I had hoped. I haven't taken a class for guitar in a long time, and have been a bit rusty. Through the years I have practiced every once in a while to remember the notes.
 * 2)What went poorly: Procrastinating on the research part of the project. I kept getting distrated by games and other homework, and thinking I'd have plenty of time to finish it. Which was a huge mistake that I often make and yet still can't get it into my head that procrastinating is really, really bad.
 * 3)Future strategies: Stop playing World of Warcraft, because it sucks the life out of you and is highly addictive. I have to do my work on a different computer so I don't see WoW on my desktop and get really tempted to log onto it.