RI SoundScapes: The Heart of Raffles Institution

RI SoundScapes: The Heart of Raffles Institution

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The Heart of Raffles Institution

Hi. We are from 1J and we entitle our piece of music, the Heart of Raffles Institution.

For this piece of work, we recorded a piece of nature, which was the Koi pond outside of the General Office. We did some really dangerous stuff, Lon Kai was chasing after a van to get the sound (kids, DO NOT try this at home). We also had fun recording down the overs! and unders! shouted by the kids doing the track and field module who, unlike us, did not look like they were having fun. We also used the sound of water running from a tap, used to wash our hands after the toiled brake and the sounds from walking up the stairs.

Now for the fun part. We used Audacity to mix the whole thing up like a very picky and sophisticated blender. One of our favourite uses was the wah wah and the reverse functions, they were used for the siren effect for the beginning part. Suprising enough, I managed to turn walking up the stairs into drum beats and a PE lesson into a high pitched voice chanting my friend's name followed by a squeal.

The chaos at the beginning is mainly about our class and other classes just before lunch or recess is over. ABSOLUTE CHAOS!!! An Example:

"Showlin Showdown my Foot"
- Nicholas Teo, During break

There was a few swear words inside the school but we censored that out with a blank tone. We also warped the tones to show how warped some peoples' minds can be.

All in all, this has been an enriching experience for all of us.

Pang Thong Sheng Joseph (22)
Pang Lon Kai (21)
Stanley Tan (27)
Ong Kai Jing (20)
Nicholas Teo Ann Hong (17)

Secondary 1 J