Method of instructing an audience to create spontaneous music
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1. A method of creating spontaneous music, comprising:
- designating a first plurality of participants in an audience as a first group, each participant in the first group having a first noisemaker configured to create a first note and having a first indicia;
designating a second plurality of participants in the audience as a second group, each participant in the second group having a second noisemaker configured to create a second note and having a second indicia;
instructing the audience with a dynamic display that prompts participants in the first and second groups when to sound their respective first and second noisemakers, the dynamic display comprising a screen having a target;
wherein instructing the audience comprises;
displaying a first prompt having the first indicia on the display, the first prompt spaced from the target;
moving the first prompt relative the target so that the first prompt approaches and contacts the target;
displaying a second prompt having the second indicia on the display, the second prompt spaced from the target;
moving the second prompt relative the target so that the second prompt approaches and contacts the target; and
timing the contact of the first and second prompts with the target so that when the first noisemakers are sounded when the first prompt contacts the target and the second noisemakers are sounded when the second prompt contacts the target a desired musical sequence is created.
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Abstract
A method of instructing an audience to spontaneously create music at an entertainment event is disclosed. The method comprises providing noisemakers to groups of participants, the noisemakers being distinguishable between the plurality of types and each noisemaker sounding a single note. A dynamic display comprising a screen and a notice period shows instructions to the participants. The instructions direct the participants to sound their respective noisemakers at different times. The combined sound from the various noisemakers thereby produces a musical score.
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1. A method of creating spontaneous music, comprising:
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designating a first plurality of participants in an audience as a first group, each participant in the first group having a first noisemaker configured to create a first note and having a first indicia; designating a second plurality of participants in the audience as a second group, each participant in the second group having a second noisemaker configured to create a second note and having a second indicia; instructing the audience with a dynamic display that prompts participants in the first and second groups when to sound their respective first and second noisemakers, the dynamic display comprising a screen having a target; wherein instructing the audience comprises; displaying a first prompt having the first indicia on the display, the first prompt spaced from the target; moving the first prompt relative the target so that the first prompt approaches and contacts the target; displaying a second prompt having the second indicia on the display, the second prompt spaced from the target; moving the second prompt relative the target so that the second prompt approaches and contacts the target; and timing the contact of the first and second prompts with the target so that when the first noisemakers are sounded when the first prompt contacts the target and the second noisemakers are sounded when the second prompt contacts the target a desired musical sequence is created. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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