Following the year 8’s was the year 9 remix brief:
To reimagine and recreate Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You as if it had been written by Steve Reich.
In class we began by learning Clapping Music. A piece written by Steve Reich in 1972 which consisted of 2 performers clapping a pattern ad then one of the 2 performers would then shift their pattern to create a polyrhythmic effect. A technique that became known as Phasing. Here’s a visual example:
After listening and discussing it, the students had a go! warning: Performed by kids!