Thursday, June 25, 2009

Expressive Power of Rhythm

Watch and listen to "Rock Island" The Music Man (Opening Scene) from 0:49 to 3:19.

Comment on:
a) What is interesting about the rhythm?
b) What effects do you think the composer is trying to achieve?

Click here for the lyrics.

90 comments:

Mathurupini said...

The people who were singing were following the rhythem of the train.

Germaine Heng Si Ting said...

a)uhh...i find the rhythms are very interesting cause the pulse of the speech is the same as the pulse of the train....
b)what effects ??!! uhh....i think that he/she is trying to link the pulse of the speech to the pulse of the train...=)

siow kim han said...

a)The only interesting about the music is that it is funny and weird.
b)It was to tell that the music was to follow the song

Lum Xue Er said...

The rythm sounds like the train. The composer wants it to sound like the effects of the train.

Edwin Tan said...

a)it intresting in the way they talk and also the way they do the action when they talk.
b)i think the composer is trying to get some laughing effect by the people who watch it or maybe some like think their way of talking is so werid but also funny too!!!

Dayana said...

a) The interesting thing about the rhythm is that it is trying to follow the noises/sounds that the train makes . Their voices are also quite funny too !

b) The composer is trying to achieve the efects of a train and also the noises/sounds that the train make .

Fiona Ng Li Ying said...

a)I think that the rhythm is very interesting as it contains the rhythm of the movement of the train for example, the smoke that was given out by the train.The people on the train are also following the rhythm of the train.

b)In my opinon,what the composer is trying to achieve is to combine the sounds that were given out by the people and the movement of the train.

Tan ZhengYuan said...

A) Uhh...it's very unique in the sense like the way they combine the pulse of the train and the pulse of the man's speech....=)
B) The composer is trying to make a rhythm using the train pulse and the man's pulse...=)

GuangJin said...

a) What is interesting about the rhythm?
-rhythm makes me feels so alive.....

chia hui xuan said...

erm..the things they are toking about..th sound effect of th train.

wee kiang said...

The rythem was quite nice but i felt that the people in the video was very irritating.

HoJiaYi said...

the things that they are trying to say.
the sound effect of the train.

Gerard said...

it was boring to me and the lyrics did not make any sense

Pang Tian Ci said...

it is very funny and i like the video

Nur Affiqah Bte Abdul Maulod said...

the rhythm follow the traim and it is very interesting.the achieve is to get the rhythm to the train.

Jean Ho said...

I find the people singing,they are following the rhythem of the moving train.I think that is cool and funny.

Angelica Chua JiaShan said...

a) The Music Man was singing along with the rhythm of train and funny too (:
b)i think the composer is trying to make music more funny and different , i think -.-

zhangwei said...

it's really interesting when they were singing,they will stop when the train stop.

Sherlyn said...

a)The lyrics was very intersting since it matches to the train's rhythm like a song..
b)He is trying to tell us that we do not need instruments to just create a rhythm..

Cherrie Chia said...

a) I think that the rhythm is interesting beacause it's trying to follow the sound of thr trains , the lyris it funny and it goes with the rhythm of the train too .
b) I think that the composer is trying to achieve the sound that the train made and , he also wants the people who watch it to laugh , as the lyris were funny and interesting too .

Jonas said...

I Think That The Rhythms Are Very Interesting, And The Effects Is That They Are Trying To Follow The Rhythem Of The Train .

Phua Leng Leng said...

a)The rhythm have the same pulse of speech as the train.
b)I think the composer is trying to achieve to hv the same effect as the train.

LihYii said...

The way they rhymes is very interesting..
The composer is trying to make the song goes in beat with the sounds the train makes..

shifaiya said...

the lyrics were interesting and they were following sound of train.

p.ramya said...

ermm.. The people were singing according to the rythem of the train and the way they sang it was also interesting...

yu ling ling said...

a)haha``this rhythms are very fun!!and interesting.
b)The composer want people to know how to talk rhythm.

chew yi ling said...

The people who was singing rythms with the train's sound.I think that the composer wants to make the train's sound into music.

debbie ong said...

the person who is singing follow the rhythms of the train

Makenzie Towson said...

ok nice but kind of freaky and weird but the singers had great timing but not something I would listen to...

Ling Yi Jing said...

a) They follwed the rhythm and speed of the train. It was quite interesting. It was kind off ups and downs.

b) I think the composer is trying to make music out of the train.

Ong Wei Qing said...

a) The rhythms is unique and special

b) The composer wants to make the rhythm of the song and the train similar

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Tan Ming Yong said...

the people who were singing are following the rhythem of the train

Prashanth Nair said...

the rythm was according to how the train was moving.the composer was trying to make the song/music more creative and interesting.

Poon Hong Pin James said...

a)The people singing were following the pulse of the train.
b)The people singing were having a train effect for example for the steam let off by the train.

Clara Gan said...

a)the rhythms is very catchy and smooth.the rhythm follows the sound of its surrounding like the train.even though the words are weird and different and do not sound rhythmic,the way they say it makes all the words rhythm.
b)i think the composer would like to tell others that even though many words may not rhythm,you can make them rhythm by changing the music to something else.for example,from a slow music to a fast and catchy music.i think the composer also wants to tell us that we can use the music around us to make a song and also by using the normal conversation we say.

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Kong Cheng En said...

the rhythm follows the speed of the train and the effects made by the train.The composer was trying to be creative to make a song out of the box and smart which makes a liking for people to listen..

Koh Ching Wen said...

(a) i feel that the interesting part about the rhythm is that it is following the train's sound.
(b)i think that the composer is trying to make the background to be sound like a train.

Chua Shermaine said...

a) The rhythm of the song is in sync with the sound the train makes.

b) I think the composer of the song is trying to compose the song in such a way that the rhythm of the song is in sync with the sound of the train to make the song interesting.

annabelle said...

It is very humorous because of their sounds and the effects when they follow the rythmn of the train.=)

TAn Wee Teng said...

a)The rhythms are very interesting, as it was following the pulse of train, I think this way as when the train slowed down the rythma and the people slowed too.
b)I think that the composer was trying to achieve the effects same as a train, if not the composer would not have chyosen a train as the background.

Benedict Koh Hao said...

The song is very nice and relaxing as the people singing it rhymes their lyrics with the engines and other parts of the train . it is , in overall , a great song !

Tan Jing Jie said...

I find that the composer is thinking out of the box as the composer make use of the sound of the train and mix it together with the people singing.

vanessa ling said...

A:The rythm is intresting as it is the same as the train which is quite uniqe.
B:He is trying to make the singers in the video sound like the sounds made by the train.

Tan Jun Da said...

The people were singing like following the rhythm of the train's engines or wheels.

Ng Jun Yuan said...

The rhythms follow the speed of the train.The people were talking at the pace of the train.And the music is interresting

Chua Ming Hao said...

The people sing to the sound made by the train and they sing with the rhthm of the train

Muhammad Afiq Bin Mohd Arriffin said...

This play shows the cretivity of the composer who made something different, making music following the sounds made by trains. And I really thing that is was a great idea, the rhythm of the song was great and the performers are also easy on the ears.

Kong Jun Qi said...

There were singing the same pace as the train .

Nur Liyana Bte Mohd Azhar said...

The song is very nice as they followed the rythm.Besides that,they also try to make the trains sound effect.

Kou Shi Shan said...

I felt that the composer is very creative by making the rhythm bleng with the sound of the train. By doing that, it makes a pleasent and soothing sound.

Lim Wen Xin said...

The rhythm was nice and the performace is very funny...i think they acted very well on the train and the sound effects...

Goh Jue Qi said...

the rythm is going according to the train and the people are trying to make sounds of the train like egines and etc. through their talking. their talking pace goes according to the speed of the train. the composer forms a differet kind of music which i think is rather creative and rare.

Eva Leong said...

They are very creative to express the rhythms together with the sounds produced by the trains.

Eileen Leow Zhen Yi said...

It follows the rhythms of the train. When the train is coming to a stop, they are also slowing down. It's imoressive that they can say it in a fast speed and also according to the speed of the train.The composer is very creative.

Wen Xin said...

The composer created this song acording to how the train moves.I think it is very creative and intresting

Foo Ee Tian said...

a)I think the musical man is very creative and funny. The rhythm is the same as the moving train.
b)The voice from the musical man and the sounds from the train has a very nice effect on the music.

Clara I Ravindaran said...

a)What is interesting about the rhythm?

My opinion is that the rhythm has the beat of a slow-paced moving train. Also,the way the cast sang was hilarious but weird.In general it was intrigueing.

b)What effects do you think the composer is trying to acheive?

I think his goal was to make the opening of 'The Music Man' interesting. He acheived that goal.
He also made the pulse of which teh cast sang at the same as the pace of the train.

Han Yuen Wei said...

a)I feel that the rhythms of the way they are talking is very interesting as they are following the vibration and the speed of the train. While they are talking, they also do weird and big action to show their feelins and debating something.
b)The composer is trying to make the rhythms of the song interesting and funny by following the rhythm of the train. The composer is trying to make a story by turning it into a funny song.

Leong Jia Wei Benedict said...

a)I think the rhythm of the song is following the sound the train made.
b)He is trying to mke his song sound like the train

Terence Kwok said...

the rap is nice because the speed of the music is fast and thier speech speed is the same. Although i don't quite understand what they are talking,it is quite nice to listen.

Zhi Sheng said...

i think the composer is very creative by using the sound of the train to create the song

ivan chew song qing said...

The composer is very creative because the composer make use of the sound of the train and the rhythm follows the sound of the people on the train. It is very interesting.

Mervin said...

a)Its very interesting
b)Its trying to say its weird

J fairuz jasreen said...

Its rhythm is really intresting..
I think they were emitating the train..

Yap Jun Xian said...

It trying to achieve the effect of the train.The rhytem follow the beat of the train.

Chua Kai Ting Evelynn said...

Erm...I dun find anything nice or interesting about this.It is almost like singing.A train.He want to be unique thats why he compose the sound like this.

Alvin said...

It intresting in the way they talk and also the way they do the action when they talk.

Sujita Rai said...

(a)The interesting thing about this song is that the song rythem goes with the train and was quite funny.
(b)the composer is trying to follow the train sound and follow the movement of the train.

★ xiaoDen said...

i sing betta thn them :b

tham yong jun said...

i don find anything nice or interesting about this song...
it is like we are going to sing.
a train.
he wan to be creative and unique so he composed song like this...

Brendan soh yi xiang said...

a) The intresting about rhythm is that it gives you challenges to memorise it...
b)they are trying to makes music feel relaxing after working for such a long hours...

Andrew lim said...

a) They are trying to follow the sound of the train.

b) I feel that the composer is trying to achieve a more different rhythm compare to the usually song we often hear, and at the same time something funny.

Tay Jing Yi said...

a) I think the song sing by them is nice and funny.

b)Maybe the person creating the song wanted to make people enjoy and laugh on hearing their song.

Ng Pei Ling said...

a) It is very interesting because very funny ..
b)They want to sing like ... same speed with the train .

Nicole♥ said...

(a)It is very interesting because they were following the rhythem of the train ....

(b)the composer wants follow the sound effect of the train...

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Hsu Jui Yu said...

a) erm ,, Its interesting ...

b) They are trying to follow the speed of the train? (the tune)

ivan chiu jun yao said...

a) What is interesting about the rhythm?
The people in the train are singing along with the train.



b) What effects do you think the composer is trying to achieve?
The composer is trying to be creative as the people singing are singing alone with the train sound.

Vanessa Devi said...

The rythm followed the sound of the train that.The composer wanted the song to sound like the rythm of the train.

Felicia Tan said...

The rhythms is very interesting.
And they followed the rhythms of the train which is very unique.
The effect is trying to sound different from others

sivaganesh said...

1) the rythms is interesting and i find it weird and they are imitating the train

2)they are trying to imitate the train

Low Yixian said...

a) The rhythm follows as the train moves along the railway track.
b) The composer is very creative. The lyrics are funny too.

tan kai yang said...

the music

minglong said...

a) It trying to achieve the effect of the train.
b)they are trying to makes music feel relaxing after they working for a day.

Zoey Suan Si Jia said...

a)i find the rhythms and the pace are well composed. It's very interesting and creative.

b) i think they are trying to make the pace of the moving train same as the pace of what they are talking. :)

chuajiawei (s107) said...

a] the interesting part is the rythm of the songs. It actually follows the speed of the train
b)I think the composer is trying to acheive the effects of the train in the songs

Bervyn Teo Yong Siang said...

I find the people singing,they are following the rhythem of the moving train.I think that is cool and funny.

Chung Li Anne 107 said...

This will answer both A. and B. and my own personal opinion. :D

The rhythm is unique as its follow the engine, steam and moving of the train over the train rails. Its catchy and the composer should be applaued for having such a original idea and showing that there is no need to follow trends to have good song.

Unfortunately, being from generation Y, I really cant enjoy the beats, lyrics and the voices of the singers really turns me off.

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