Spooky Sounds and Songs

Have fun exploring acoustic instruments that give a scary sound through a silly Halloween tale, along with a fun trick-or-treating song.

James Swing

28 total reviews for this teacher

6 reviews for this class

Completed by 9 learners

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50 minutes

per class

Meets once

6-11

year olds

5-10

learners per class

per learner

How does a “One-Time” class work?

Meets once at a scheduled time

Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

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Description

Class Experience

I have made up a simple Halloween tale, with no real monsters, vampires or the like. The story goes that someone was out walking Halloween night near the old mansion overlooking the sea. It starts with the sound of distant thunder, and then a few drops of rain, provided by a large sheet of aluminum, and a giant visible rain stick. As the story progresses children are asked to identify the sounds, and then I show them what created them. The sounds created without the help of any electronic...

This class is taught in English.

Children will learn a couple basic music/
sound concepts, and the terms that describe them-
Resonance, what gives people, animals, and things their voice
Timbre, what are the characteristics of those sounds that help us identify one from the other

Many years performing this presentation in front of a live school audience
UCLA ethnomusicology (World music) degree

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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

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50 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

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Teacher

James Swing

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Learn ukulele/guitar/mandolin in a step by step method

28 total reviews

20 completed classes

About Me

I’m going to start out teaching a introduction to ukulele class for ages 10 to 14 years old. We will learn the parts of a ukulele, the string names, and how to tune, and some basic melodies and cords.
I have been teaching school-age children, to...