Address: 2220 SW 34th St. Apt. 116
How to get their from school. Get on Archer road and head toward Butler Plaza. Take a right at the 34th St. light. Make a left into Piccadilly Apartments (located on left hand side of the road a little after Windmeadows Blvd). Pull in and park in the very first row of parking. My apartment stairs face the street. It is apartment number 116 on the second level. Call me if you oget lost. 904-476-6040
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
hand drum - we need these!
Traditional Papua New Guinean musical instruments are primitive and fall mainly into the percussion and wind categories.
The hand drum or kundu is the pillar of musical performances or "sing sings" and there are hundreds of different varieties based on a common design: a hollowed-out log fashioned into an hourglass shape, with a reptile skin stretched over one end as the resonant membrane. The reptile skin (usually goanna or crocodile) is softened in water, stretched over the mouth of the drum and glued in place with tree sap, then bound firmly at the rim with cane.
Pieces of beeswax are attached to the skin to modulate the sound: the wax pieces are moved around until the right pitch is attained.
Kundus range from lightweight 10-inch miniatures which are tapped with two fingers, up to large (and heavy) 50-inch drums which are beaten with the whole hand.
Slit gong drums known as garamuts (left) are made of hollowed logs or tree trunks slit longitudinally along one side and beaten with sticks. Very large garamuts (up to 6 feet long) are used to summon people to meetings, to pass messages to nearby villages, and to perform rituals. Medium-sized and smaller garamut drums are portable and can accompany performers to sing sings and cultural shows.
The hand drum or kundu is the pillar of musical performances or "sing sings" and there are hundreds of different varieties based on a common design: a hollowed-out log fashioned into an hourglass shape, with a reptile skin stretched over one end as the resonant membrane. The reptile skin (usually goanna or crocodile) is softened in water, stretched over the mouth of the drum and glued in place with tree sap, then bound firmly at the rim with cane.
Pieces of beeswax are attached to the skin to modulate the sound: the wax pieces are moved around until the right pitch is attained.
Kundus range from lightweight 10-inch miniatures which are tapped with two fingers, up to large (and heavy) 50-inch drums which are beaten with the whole hand.
Slit gong drums known as garamuts (left) are made of hollowed logs or tree trunks slit longitudinally along one side and beaten with sticks. Very large garamuts (up to 6 feet long) are used to summon people to meetings, to pass messages to nearby villages, and to perform rituals. Medium-sized and smaller garamut drums are portable and can accompany performers to sing sings and cultural shows.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Voting
I support any measures that give us a leg up on the other groups. The only offerings we have so far are feathers and shells.
The dates already posted are fine.
Are these the tribes we are basing our costumes on? If so, that's the research we have to pursue.
Arm bands are only for the males? It seems like the female costumes need a little something more -- all we have are beads, shell necklace, and head dress. Are we wearing leaves as well? Arm bands will probably have to be made with head dress, because everyone's arms are different sizes. Are we using leaves for them as well?
Zach, did you look into the Farmers Market I told you about? The people selling livestock there would probably rent you a pig.
If we want to make music, we will need "drums." What about whistles? Is there a CD we can buy and play? It seems like other groups have actual skits and performances that may fill the 15-20 minutes, what can we do to try and compete?
The dates already posted are fine.
Are these the tribes we are basing our costumes on? If so, that's the research we have to pursue.
Arm bands are only for the males? It seems like the female costumes need a little something more -- all we have are beads, shell necklace, and head dress. Are we wearing leaves as well? Arm bands will probably have to be made with head dress, because everyone's arms are different sizes. Are we using leaves for them as well?
Zach, did you look into the Farmers Market I told you about? The people selling livestock there would probably rent you a pig.
If we want to make music, we will need "drums." What about whistles? Is there a CD we can buy and play? It seems like other groups have actual skits and performances that may fill the 15-20 minutes, what can we do to try and compete?
I spy
hey guys: Vanessa and I saw the other Hagen group's decorations...
they have painted red paper plates
they have bamboo necklace things ( i forgot the name but it's that thing we were gonna make out of skewers)
they also have sand dollars ( i dunno what THAT'S all about)
they have painted red paper plates
they have bamboo necklace things ( i forgot the name but it's that thing we were gonna make out of skewers)
they also have sand dollars ( i dunno what THAT'S all about)
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Last one
Okay, once again sorry about the barrage of information.
Dr. Poynor gave me a book which pretty much outlines everything we'd ever need to know - facepainting techniques, meanings, costume materials, headdress types, etc. It's pretty general info though, not too much on a specific tribe.
I think if we can say "this headdress is called a koi wal, and the dance we performed is the kanan" we won't need to base it off of a specific tribe. The two tribes mentioned in this book are the Ndika and the Kuli, but I haven't been able to find any specific information on them. Everyone, let me know your thoughts on this - we have to write an essay on the final with LOTS of NEW information - we can't just spit back what he's already taught us. Anyone found anything useful in the books that Zach lent out???
Second thing - Farrell found a passage in a book describing how in modern-day mokas, they give away modern objects such as cars and bikes. I think we could do this, as long as we explain it before the performance. We could have a narrator say: "We've chosen to juxtapose traditional costumes with a modern moka ceremony". VOTE YES OR NO NOW!!!!!!
Dr. Poynor gave me a book which pretty much outlines everything we'd ever need to know - facepainting techniques, meanings, costume materials, headdress types, etc. It's pretty general info though, not too much on a specific tribe.
I think if we can say "this headdress is called a koi wal, and the dance we performed is the kanan" we won't need to base it off of a specific tribe. The two tribes mentioned in this book are the Ndika and the Kuli, but I haven't been able to find any specific information on them. Everyone, let me know your thoughts on this - we have to write an essay on the final with LOTS of NEW information - we can't just spit back what he's already taught us. Anyone found anything useful in the books that Zach lent out???
Second thing - Farrell found a passage in a book describing how in modern-day mokas, they give away modern objects such as cars and bikes. I think we could do this, as long as we explain it before the performance. We could have a narrator say: "We've chosen to juxtapose traditional costumes with a modern moka ceremony". VOTE YES OR NO NOW!!!!!!
DATES - I better hear back from EVERYONE!!! Or I'll send the 3-legged pig after you...
12 days until the performance.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET TOGETHER ON THESE DAYS - PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY CONFLICTS FOR THE FOLLOWING DATES ASAP!!!!.
Wed 7/25 (after class) - choreography and finalize costumes
Sun 7/29 (6pm) - make headdresses (Farrell or Peyton's house)
Wed 8/1 (after class) - finalize choreography and run through of performance
Thurs 8/2 - (9pm - 10pm) any necessary final preparations (location TBA)
Fri 8/3 (8am) - meet in Fine Arts studio to get ready
EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET TOGETHER ON THESE DAYS - PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY CONFLICTS FOR THE FOLLOWING DATES ASAP!!!!.
Wed 7/25 (after class) - choreography and finalize costumes
Sun 7/29 (6pm) - make headdresses (Farrell or Peyton's house)
Wed 8/1 (after class) - finalize choreography and run through of performance
Thurs 8/2 - (9pm - 10pm) any necessary final preparations (location TBA)
Fri 8/3 (8am) - meet in Fine Arts studio to get ready
Gobble gobble
So, when Vanessa said she had some feathers, what she meant was that she had an ENTIRE STUFFED TURKEY. It's awesome, we are definitely set on feathers.
Vanessa, Farrell, Ashlee and I met today and figured out how we're going to work the headdresses. We also bought some fur coats at a very random garage sale that we can use on the headdresses. Everyone will make their own headdress, but I'd like to make them together one night this week.
Items we still need:
Spears -
Drums -
Pigs -
Armbands -
(Someone please sign up for the above)
Vanessa, Farrell, Ashlee and I met today and figured out how we're going to work the headdresses. We also bought some fur coats at a very random garage sale that we can use on the headdresses. Everyone will make their own headdress, but I'd like to make them together one night this week.
Items we still need:
Spears -
Drums -
Pigs -
Armbands -
(Someone please sign up for the above)
Sorry!!! :(
I could have met today, as I told Tracy on Friday, but I went out of town on Saturday and just got the email saying you all were meeting at noon. :(
I got the shells and feathers from my aunt. I have already made the shell necklaces for everyone. There are plenty of "usable" feathers for the womens' headdresses (as the mens are already set), so we can combine them with the other feathers Vanessa has for the headdresses, or for offerings.
Did we ever figure out what specific tribe to research?
I got the shells and feathers from my aunt. I have already made the shell necklaces for everyone. There are plenty of "usable" feathers for the womens' headdresses (as the mens are already set), so we can combine them with the other feathers Vanessa has for the headdresses, or for offerings.
Did we ever figure out what specific tribe to research?
Saturday, July 21, 2007
MEETING
That sounds great, Farrell - we'll discuss it tomorrow. It would be great if we can make the headdresses at your apartment. I guess we'll plan on meeting at 12, since I've only heard back from Farrell, Ashlee and Vanessa. Let's work on choreography tomorrow, and we'll work on creating headdresses next week when everyone can meet.
Good news about the turkey feathers, Vanessa. I bought lots of colored ones yesterday at Michaels with Peyton. I'll being them to the meeting on Sunday. Where do you guys want to meet? Do you want to just meet somewhere in the fine arts building? That third floor room would be good for working out the choreography...
Tracy
Good news about the turkey feathers, Vanessa. I bought lots of colored ones yesterday at Michaels with Peyton. I'll being them to the meeting on Sunday. Where do you guys want to meet? Do you want to just meet somewhere in the fine arts building? That third floor room would be good for working out the choreography...
Tracy
choreography update
So I was looking over the book that I got from Zach and found a really interesting story about a Mt. Hagen man. Here is the low down:
Things were changing because of European influence. Women were more concerned with wearing makeup and going off to flirt with men in pants than they were of tending the gardens and raising pigs. Men were dressing in pants and were playing cards and were not spending time getting ready for Mokas nor were they doing their part in helping out the women. Without support, the community was changing and the government was readying them for self- rule. The narrator speaks of his "last moka" and how he wanted to go all out because he wanted his name to be remembered amongst those who valued the traditional ways. He performed the Moka for one of the leaders of another tribe that was falling under the influence of the Europeans (sort of as a way to see if he could challenge him to bring about more gift giving in the future, which in turn might return things to the way they used to be with women working and men helping them). He gathered pigs, cows, motorcycles, and a car. The narrator even spoke of a time in the past when they gave away a woman to a neighboring tribe.
A suggestion:
Here's just a brainstorm for a Moka stemming from the guys story: What if we gathered a bunch of things that we value today i.e. tv, bicycle, random things from home (we could even try to bring a car onto the grounds to showcase in our moka) and present. I'm trying to see if we can one-up the rival Hagen tribe so that we can stand out. Also, the shells that they lay out are presented on leaves. We can gather palm leaves for those. If we wanted to, there is a great speech in the book that I got that talks about the changing times and the significance of the last moka (it is kind of like a poem). One person could shout that outloud as if we are addressing the others.
Things were changing because of European influence. Women were more concerned with wearing makeup and going off to flirt with men in pants than they were of tending the gardens and raising pigs. Men were dressing in pants and were playing cards and were not spending time getting ready for Mokas nor were they doing their part in helping out the women. Without support, the community was changing and the government was readying them for self- rule. The narrator speaks of his "last moka" and how he wanted to go all out because he wanted his name to be remembered amongst those who valued the traditional ways. He performed the Moka for one of the leaders of another tribe that was falling under the influence of the Europeans (sort of as a way to see if he could challenge him to bring about more gift giving in the future, which in turn might return things to the way they used to be with women working and men helping them). He gathered pigs, cows, motorcycles, and a car. The narrator even spoke of a time in the past when they gave away a woman to a neighboring tribe.
A suggestion:
Here's just a brainstorm for a Moka stemming from the guys story: What if we gathered a bunch of things that we value today i.e. tv, bicycle, random things from home (we could even try to bring a car onto the grounds to showcase in our moka) and present. I'm trying to see if we can one-up the rival Hagen tribe so that we can stand out. Also, the shells that they lay out are presented on leaves. We can gather palm leaves for those. If we wanted to, there is a great speech in the book that I got that talks about the changing times and the significance of the last moka (it is kind of like a poem). One person could shout that outloud as if we are addressing the others.
feathers
hey- i have a ton of feathers from a taxidermy turkey. they are all spotty brown, but maybe we could paint some if we need to. ok, hopefully see you guys tomorrow!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Dates to meet
Everyone that can meet this Sunday, please let me know when you're available:
12 - 2
2 - 4
4 - 6
6 - 8
8 - 10
12 - 2
2 - 4
4 - 6
6 - 8
8 - 10
Yay for Farrell
Thanks Farrell for doing the power point and making this nifty little blog thing. Thanks Frank and Vanessa for doing the drawings!!!!
Here's what we've got so far:
Fabric – Chelsea
Omaks – Chelsea and Ashlee
Face paint- Tracy
Oil – Tracy
Feathers – Tracy and Peyton
Choreography – Farrell and Zach
Headdress bases - Peyton (styrofoam)
nose ring things - Peyton
Leaves (morning of) - ??
Drums - ?
Spears - ?
Pig - ?
Necklaces -
Here's what we've got so far:
Fabric – Chelsea
Omaks – Chelsea and Ashlee
Face paint- Tracy
Oil – Tracy
Feathers – Tracy and Peyton
Choreography – Farrell and Zach
Headdress bases - Peyton (styrofoam)
nose ring things - Peyton
Leaves (morning of) - ??
Drums - ?
Spears - ?
Pig - ?
Necklaces -
HALOOO!
Hey Guys! I thought this might be easier for us to kind of discuss what's going on and keep eachother updated... since we have 8 people in our group! Anyway, we are going to have a group meeting on Sunday, so whoever knows of the time... lets get it posted! Also, we need to start making... can we start then?
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