Bruce Haack Web- This Old Man

BRUCE HAACK MUSIC

ABOUT THE MUSIC:

Most of the music on this album
was programmed on a polyphonic
music computer built by Bruce Haack
from surplus parts furnished by
Ver-Tech Radio of Philadelphia, The
machine was made In 18 months
without diagrams or plans (Bruce
Haack has never studied electronics)
and will produce up to twelve
simultaneous voices in changing
sequence via a memory holding
over four-thousand bits of information.
It will also compose at random.

Bruce Haack has created to the time of this record even albums which are among the most unique teaching concepts ever devised He writes the words, lyrics and
music which he performs and engineers mostly on electronic instruments he invented and built by hand!

After having jointly produced his first album Dance Sing and Listen' with dance educator ESTHER NELSON.
he then created 7 more albums for Dimension 5 including in some, dance stories by Miss Nelson whose voice is also featured along with Bruce on the albums

His 'WAY-OUT RECORD FOR CHILDREN' remember
the motorcycle ride?) was followed by THE ELECTRONIC RECORD". 'TOGETHER". the soulful "DANCE TO THE MUSIC" which some kids call the "nand-jive record", and now "CAPTAIN ENTROPY" 01 course his early albums
"DANCE SING AND LISTEN AGAIN" and "DANCE SING AND LISTEN AGAIN AND AGAIN are established classics even though in those days he was only able to record in mono on two small home-type tape decks!

Other recordings by BRUCE HAACK include the powerful documentary on DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR read
on recording by children and published by Scholastic Records. His early poetic-electronic-rock album "THE ELEC
TRIC LUCIFER" on Columbia Records ICS-9991 I is used in part in the book-record series "EXPLORING MUSIC 8'
published by Holt Reinhart and Winston Along with all this he has created award-winning commercials for TV and
Radio, music for industrial shows and films, and co authored music for Broadway and Off -Broadway plays
and pop songs with PRAXITELES PANDEL Dimension 5 music consultant,

Loving reviews and endorsements of the art and genius of BRUCE HAACK have been instrumental in the sharing of
his works with many thousands of children parents and teachers nationally and in other countries. A list of people
and publications who believe in his records for children includes' Elsa Daniels The Instructor Magazine, Harold
Littledale Editor Teacher Magazine Martha Hill Director Julliard School of Music Dance Department, George Woods The New York Times. Evelyn LeMone Dance Magazine
Andy Logan The New Yorker. Kay King Dept of Drama- University of Cincinnati, The American Record Guide. Mary
Paul Francis Pierini Creative Dramatics Herder and Herder New York), Parents' Magazine, The Lyons Newsletter
The Baldwyn Newsletter, Head Start Programs and Boards of Education all across America, and workshops by Silver- Burdett Publications And hosts of children some of whom
take his records to bed.

THIS OLD MAN

Created and totally performed by Bruce Haack
(an electronic musical-poetic treat for elementary
and high school-people revealing more wonders of our
earth-ship)

SIDE 1

1. THIS OLD MAN: "This Old Man
he play three he play your head
electrically. . . And when this record's gone you'll find
This Old Man Inside your mind..
2. BODS: A titilating introduction to conscious body-talk - -
3. ELIZABETH FOSTER GOOSE: Grin-along with this tribute
to an American super-hero and let it all
shake out to the closing Rag
Piano a special American art form.
4. FOUR DANCES: 1. Soul Progression (can you keep the beats?)
2. Queen Elizabeth Visits America
3. Talking in Tongues
4. Hush Little Robot (a lullaby for our tinfolk)

SIDE 2

1. WOODEN BREAD: A survival recipe from a witch
flour and bread made from special trees...
2. REMEMBER: How your memory is made If there is a how
and a gift to your memory from Bruce Haack
a new version of his prayer for future children
("Program Me" from "The Electric Lucifer"
Columbia Records C59991)
3. 17 GIFTS FOR FREE CHILDREN: Bruce Haack's
most sensItive verses for all
children accompanied by musIc which he wrote
for electronic oboe and cello and performed over
15 years ago!
4. SHINE ON: What we think lIght is even If we know better.
The first music Is on a Chinese pentatonic scale
the second is based on the old American Hymn
'Bringlng In The Sheaves".
5. THANK YOU: Thank YOU for helping make all these records
possible. Special thanks Elva Daniels.