Transcript Unit 5A Musical Clichés

♫ 5A Musical Clichés ♫
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Learning objectives
To learn about musical clichés.
To identify different musical clichés.
To learn how dissonance and consonance
can be used to create musical clichés.
To learn how timbre, instrumentation and
other techniques can be used to create
musical clichés.
To learn how rhythm, dynamics, tempo, and
specific chords and keys can be used to
create different atmospheric effects.
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Identifying musical clichés
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Creating musical clichés
dissonance
tremolo
sequences
tempo
instrumentation
rhythm
What
musical
elements can
be combined
to create a
cliché?
pulse
major/minor
accents
dynamics
pitch
metre
texture
timbre
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Dissonance and consonance
Dissonance is harmony
that is not pleasing to the
ear – the notes seem to
clash with each other.
a dissonant
chord
Consonance is harmony
that is pleasing to the ear
– the notes seem to go
well together.
a consonant
chord
The way dissonant and consonant chords
make us feel can be used to enhance the
dramatic effect of a scene.
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Dissonance and consonance
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