Transcript Musical Terms - Keating

Musical Terms
Mrs. Keating
Fine Arts 9
Rhythm
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Beat is like your pulse!
Your heart keeps the
beat for the rest for
your body!
Rhythm is Patterns of
Sound and Silence!
Rhythm divides time in
musical pieces, using
unaccented and accented
beats to create a readable
pattern.
Notation
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Notes are symbols that
show a person how long
to play and when to
play.
In music notation each
note stands for a specific
length of time for a tone
to be held.
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Melody
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Melody is the main idea
of the music.
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Everyone has gotten a
tune stuck in their head.
If it is a memorable tune,
with lots of repetition it
can stay there for
months.
Harmony
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Harmony is a
combination of tones
sounded together.
The basic units of
harmony are
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the interval- two notes
played together
the chord- where three
or more tones are
played at the same
time.
Timbre
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Timbre is the special
sound of an
instrument or voice.
The use of different tone
color is what makes a
piece of music
interesting and gives the
music its character.
Picture RHCP on ukulele
and you will know what I
mean.
Form
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Form is the structure or
shape of a piece of
music.
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Songs are often ABA
form:
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A = Chorus
B = Verse
A = Chorus
Pitch
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Pitch is the highness or
lowness of a tone.
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Usually the bigger the
instrument the lower the
pitches it may be able to
play.
There are seven pitches
in music.
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ABCDEFG
Tempo
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Tempo is how fast or slow music
is played.
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Presto – Very fast
Allegro – quick and lively
Moderato – moderate, medium
Andante – slow walking speed
Largo – very slow
Dynamics
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Dynamics are how loudly
or softly the music is
played.
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Music may get louder or
softer gradually: crescendo
or diminuendo
The conductor is the
controller of the dynamics.
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Dynamics
Styles of Music
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There are many, many different
styles of music …..some you may
like and others you do not! We
identify styles by how they combine
the elements that we just discussed.
Try to guess as many types as you
can in the listening assignment.