introduction to music. fundamentals of music definition of music –time ordered by sound elements...
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Fundamentals of Music
• Definition of Music–Time ordered by sound
• Elements of Music1.Timbre2.Meter/Tempo3.Texture4.Context5.Emotion
Timbre
• Definition – The physical sound produced by instruments
• Categories of Instruments– Stringed–Woodwind– Brass– Percussion– Keyboard– Electronics– Voice
Meter
• Meter – how individual beats are grouped– Duple: Two or Four Beats– Triple: Three Beats (Usually dance
music)– Unmeasured: No perceptible beat
• Can you find the beat?
Tempo
• Tempo – the relative speed of music– Fast (Presto, Allegro, & Andante)– Slow (Adagio, Lento, & Largo)
• Is the music fast or slow?– Fast (Presto)
Tempo
• Tempo – the relative speed of music– Fast (Presto, Allegro, & Andante)– Slow (Adagio, Lento, & Largo)
• Is the music fast or slow?– Slow (Largo)
Tempo
• Tempo – the relative speed of music– Fast (Presto, Allegro, & Andante)– Slow (Adagio, Lento, & Largo)
• Is the music fast or slow?– Pretty Fast (Allegro)
Texture
• Heterophony– Different melodies create a single
composite melody– Rarely used in Western music
Context
Examples:• Most music of the middle ages was
commissioned by the church.• Beethoven wrote a song about
indigestion.• When Mozart wrote his music
several modern instruments weren’t invented yet and orchestras were much smaller.
• Lady Gaga is an alien.
Emotion• What feelings
or emotions do you have while listening to the piece?
• If this was in a movie, what action would it go with?
• How does this picture reflect the piece?