Transcript Purposes of Music

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You will need your packets, a pen or pencil, and your
typed rough draft
Make sure you have 2 peers review your rough drafts today
– make sure they give complete and thoughtful answers to
the revision sheets – it will reflect in your grade, not theirs
if they do not
Use your peers’ responses to mark the rough draft for
revisions you will make with your final draft
Final drafts will be typed on the 26th and 27th in the library
– all parts of this writing will be due at the end of class on
the 27th
Celly – if you’re interested – Text
@HCHSSociology to 23559 – or use the app to find me
 You
will need your binder and a pen or pencil
 Get a sheet of paper ready for Cornell style
notes
 Celly
– if you’re interested – Text
@HCHSHumanities to 23559 – or use the
app to find me
 Sometimes
referred to as being “off-beat”
 Can be used to make a song feel surprising,
uncertain, exciting, or just more interesting
 The type of syncopation can be used to
identify the type of music (ex. Ragtime,
jazz, swing, big band)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_VwdZ2
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Accelerando – if the music speeds up
Rallentando or Ritardando – if the music slows down
Largo – slow and broad
Adagio – slow
Andante – “walking”, a medium slow tempo
Moderato – moderate or medium
Allegro – Fast
Vivo (or Vivace) – lively and brisk
Presto – Very fast
Prestissimo – very, very fast
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4 stringed instruments commonly used in the modern orchestra:
 Violin – highest sound, most numerous
 Viola – slightly larger, w/ a deeper and more mellow sound
 Cello – much bigger, noticeably lower and deeper sound
 Bass – so big the player must sit on a stool or stand to play, has
a very low sound
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All are usually played by use of a bow, but sometimes played by
plucking them
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4 types commonly used in any modern orchestra
 Flute – no reed, high pitched
 Oboe – double reed, deeper pitched
 Clarinet – single reed, wide range of notes and very versatile
 Bassoon – Largest and lowest pitched standard woodwind
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All woodwinds are played by blowing into them and using ones
fingers to cover various holes to produce notes
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All made of metal (silver alloy or brass)
Sound produced by “buzzing” the lips against the mouthpiece
Rest of instrument just amplifies and refines the sound
Slides or valves help achieve various notes
4 varieties typically in an orchestra:
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Trumpets – small, high pitch
French Horn – more conical and mellower than trumpet
Trombone – only valveless brass instrument, uses a slide, still lower than the
trumpet
Tuba – largest and lowest sounding, much mellower and more distant sounding
than the trombone
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Anything not classified as a string, woodwind, or brass
Mostly various drums or instruments hit by drumsticks or beaters
Drums
Cymbals
Xylophones
Tambourine, triangle, maracas, wood blocks, bells, and scrapers
Piano and various whistles
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haLtMkN
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Typical Female voices:
 Soprano – highest female voice
 Mezzo-soprano – mid-range
 Contralto – lowest
Typical Male voices:
 Tenor – highest male voice
 Baritone – mid-range
 Bass – lowest
None of the above are only male or female voice types
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLh5WGs
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 Example of vocal range
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wceKiD
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