Iken Pro Choose Your Career Vol. 2 - Genres In Music

Choosing a career is a crucial step that each of us need to take at some point. This series exposes the various hotly pursued career options, and pros and cons, thereby allowing an informed and planned choice. Be informed and be aware of your own ambitions! Explore into a musical journey taking you through various genres in Music from Handel to Hip-Hop. Encourage the budding musician in you by learning the basic know-how of composing and tap your feet to a variety of musical projects. Peep into the state-of-the-art recording studio and take pleasure in a complete musical experience! Titles in this DVD: 1. Genres in music Duration: 22 minutes Music and musicians throughout time have reflected fashion, culture, social and cultural events. Young people play music in rock bands, choirs, orchestras, play 'guitar-hero' and 'sing-star', consume music on TV, MySpace, iPods, YouTube, DVD and movies all reflecting many varied styles and genres of music and musical experience. This Australian-made, curriculum fit program takes the viewer on a 'snapshot' tour of many musical genres 'from Handel to hip hop' taking in views of classical art music, rock and pop music, opera and musical theatre, 20th and 21st century film music and orchestral collaborations with heavy metal, rap and hip hop. Introduction Chapters: * Classical Music * Opera and Musical Theatre * Contemporary and Popular Music * Urban and Hip Hop - Beat Box * Conclusion 2. An Introduction to Composing Duration: 25 minutes Composing can be an amazing experience – whether you're a budding Mozart, a techno freak, a hard-core guitarist or a complete novice with just a computer at hand – self-expression has never been as easy. But you've still got to know the basics to get yourself heard. This program looks at a variety of starting points for composition through the eyes of some of Australia’s emerging composers and songwriters in a number of styles and genres. Featuring hip hop hero DJ Bonez, rock gods The Art Nova and Mark Pollard, and the head of composition at the Victorian College of the Arts, this program covers what composition is, theme and variation, lyrics and music and form and structure. A practical and entertaining look at this popular subject. 3. Inside a Recording Studio Duration: 25 minutes It’s one thing to make beautiful music and another thing entirely to record it properly. In this program we take students inside a state-of-the-art recording studio and hear from the experts about the key elements that go towards creating a dynamic, professional audio recording. Covering the essentials of acoustics, sound recording, the studio, a recording session and the mix down, this is an engaging examination of the entire process of recording. Who can benefit from Iken Pro? * Secondary School Students * Graduate Students * MBA Students * Aspiring Amateurs * Curious Professionals Why should you buy Iken Pro? * Obtain an insight into a variety of topics * Explore information on unconventional subjects * Get answers to questions you didn’t know who and where to find from * Examine the best Global Practices in different fields * Get updated with the very latest of all arenas