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Find the Beat, Feel the Rhythm
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Explain the difference between beat, rhythm,
meter, and accent
Identify metric patterns in music, and write
these patterns in graphic notation
Explain the concept of melodic rhythm
Improvise rhythm patterns while
coordinating your performance with other
musicians in the class
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Beat is a unit of ________.
The beat gives music its _______.
Beats are the units that organize ________.
Rhythm is the way music moves _______.
An accent is ______ placed on _________.
Meter is the ____ aspect of music in which a certain
number of ____ are ________.
Usually groups of ___ or ____.
The accents help establish _______.
A measure is the division of ____ into definied _____
seperated by a _______.
Musicians often perform _______ complex rhythms at
the ________.
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Accent
Meter
Measure
Improvisation
Ostinato
Syncopation
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Scott Joplin
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Time in music
 Beat – unit of musical time
▪ the beat gives music its energy
▪ Beats are the units that organize all the rhythms in
music
 Rhythm – the way music moves through time
 Accent:
▪ Emphasis placed on musical sound
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Aural aspect of music in which a certain
number of beats are grouped together
 Usually groups of two (duple) or three (triple)
 The accents help establish the meter
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Measure:
 The division of beats into defined groups
separated by a bar line
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Activity 1, p. 77 CD 3:12
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In music, coordination involves keeping more
than one rhythm going at one time
Musicians often perform more than one
complex pattern at the same time
Activity 2, p. 79 CD 2:4
 Count and coordinate rhythmic patterns
Drum set, from above
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When you are waiting on the telephone and
music is put on, does slow music or fast music
help the time pass faster?
Why?
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DO NOW: In notebooks, think and write a
response to this prompt:
Think about patterns around you.
What patterns can you think of in plants,
animals, weather, mathematics, science, and
music
As humans, why are we drawn to patterns?
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Composers sometimes mix meters to create an
interesting rhythmic organization in their music
 This can be seen in the music of Nicolai Rimsky-
Korsakov
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Melodic Rhythm: The rhythm pattern of a
composition’s melody
 A melodic pattern that is so distinctive that you can
hear it just by clapping it
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STOMP
 Musical group famous for its use of found
musical instruments
 Groups’ goal – “listen to the world in a different
way and hear music where maybe they didn’t
think there was music before”
 Activity 5, p.83 CD 3:15 DVD Stomp
▪ How does the music of STOMP invite you to listen to
the world in a different way?
▪ Would you classify this performance as dance?
▪ How is it theatre?
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DVD – STOMP, Island Groove
 How many different ways do they create sounds
with basketballs?
 Working in groups of four, practice your musical
coordination and counting ability. Assign each
person a number from one to four. In sequential
order, perform each part.
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Spontaneous musical invention
The improviser is simultaneously a composer and
performer
Most improvisation is done within certain
boundaries
 Elaborate on a familiar melody
The improviser and accompaniment must remain
coordinated rhythmically and tonally
 Improvisation is an art with many techniques
 Some believe that improvisation is the highest
form of human thinking
 Activity 7, p. 86
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Music is part of every day life in cultures
around the planet
Cameroon
Home to many cultural groups
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One country that stands out for _______ is Cameroon, a republic in
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Portuguese sailors visited the region in 1742, naming the region
_________, translated to “River of Prawns”
The Bamileke people perform highly rhythmic music to accompany _____
which is their warrior dance.
These dances celebrate ability and skill in ______________.
The performers ware _____________ typical of the region.
The music resounds with ______________.
Although these dances vary quite a bit, all of them attempt to tell a story in
some way. Listen closely to the music you are hearing. Create a story that you
believe fits the music and could be communicated through the music and
dance. Remember that these are warrior dances and this should be part of
your story in some way. Good stories should introduce the characters,
describe the action or conflict, and tell how the characters overcome the
adversity.
The people perform highly rhythmic music to
accompany their Lali – warrior dance
 The dances are performed only by males
 They symbolize tribal unity and pride
 Activity 8, p. 88 CD 3:17
 Instruments
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Two-tone bells
N’to – mid-sized tubular drum
N’ket – large closed drum
rattles
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Deliberate shifts of accent so that it conflicts
with the steady beat
The goal is to interrupt or upset the steady beat
Creates a feeling of imbalance
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American music full of
syncopation
Dance form of the 19th century
Usually written down, unlike
jazz
Amateurs could buy and play
the music
“The Entertainer” Scott Joplin
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Born in Texarkana, Texas
Taught himself piano
Published his first collection in 1899
Ragtime was overshadowed by jazz
The movie The Sting (1973) featured Joplin’s music
which led to a rediscovery of Ragtime
He now holds and important place in American
music
“Maple Leaf Rag” (1899) named for a club in
Sedalia
Activity 9, p. 91 CD 3:18
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Blue Man Group
 Known for memorable
appearance and distinctive
performances
 They take simple ideas and make
them sound complex
 Activity 10, p. 93 CD 3:19/DVD
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From the Top – Rattan Trio CD
1:7
Chapter Review p. 95 #1-16
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The aural aspect of music in which a certain number of
beats are grouped together
 Meter
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The division of beats into defined groups separated by
a bar line
 Measure
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Type of spontaneous musical invention
 Improvisation
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The emphasis place on a musical sound
 Accent
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A repeated melodic figure
 Melodic ostinato
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Deliberate shifts of the accent so that it goes
against the steady beat
 Syncopation
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A repeated musical figure
 Ostinato
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Since the first beat of a group is accented,
hearing the accent helps establish the…
 Meter
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The rhythm pattern of a composition’s melody
 Melodic rhythm
Bamileke music
•Perform highly rhythmic
music to accompany their
warrior dance
•Instruments: two-tone
bells, N’to(medium sized
tubular drum, N’ket (large
closed drum, rattles
Syncopation
• creates
a feeling of
imbalance or
something unexpected
•Feeling is caused by
accents falling on
weaker beats or
between main beats
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Why is coordination an important asset for a
musician?
 While keeping a steady beat, a musician often plays
one or more complex rhythms simultaneously
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Explain the difference between beat and rhythm
 Beat is a unit of musical time, a steady recurring pulse
 Rhythm is the way music paces itself and moves
through time
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How does Blue Man Group take a very simple
musical idea and make it sound richly complex?
 They make music that sounds complex by subdividing
beats into beats of equal length
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What did Beethoven use for the opening of the
Second Movement of his Symphony No. 7
 Simple melodic rhythm
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What did Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov us in
“Procession of the Nobles”?
 Mixed meter
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Who composed the “Maple Leaf Rag”
 Scott Joplin
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When was Ragtime popular?
 Before World War I
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Using music terminology, describe the
rhythmic techniques used in the segment from
STOMP Out Loud to create interest and variety
 Use of ostinatos
 Use of found instruments
 Dramatic dynamics
 Variety of rhythms
 Use of movement and sound together
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What is the function of meter in music? What
is meant by the term mixed meters?
 Meter establishes a certain number of beats per
measure
 This is done with accents
 A mixed meter means that the number of beats
per measure changes with the piece