The Music of Daft Punk
The Daft Punk Ensemble is an advanced ensemble that will focus on the repertoire of electronic duo Daft Punk, involving the analysis, transcription, re-creation, and remixing of their productions and performances. The music of Daft Punk is a unique mixture of electronic sound design, disco, funk, and even jazz elements and mixes electronic, acoustic instruments as well as vocals. Their music remains profoundly influential in the electronic music world. Emphasis will be placed on techniques for translating complex studio productions into compelling live performances. In addition to individual electronic performance systems, students will learn to effectively integrate live instruments such as vocals, percussion, guitars, bass guitars and hardware synthesizers, as appropriate for the repertoire. Emphasis will be given to stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy.