Transcript Music Terminology

MUSIC BASICS & NOTATION
NOTES REVIEW
• Ceremonial - music created or performed for rituals or
celebrations (e.g., patriotic music, music for worship)
• Recreational - music for entertainment (e.g., music for
play such as game songs, music for dances and
social events, music for physical activities, music as a
hobby)
• Artistic Expression - music created with the intent to
express or communicate one’s emotions, feelings,
ideas, experience (e.g., music created and performed
in a concert setting for an audience)
Form- Types
• AB: 2 contrasting sections
• ABA: 3 sections with contrast in the
middle
• Call and Response: one voice or
instrument plays or sings a phrase,
followed by a responding phrase
played or sung by a different voice or
instrument.
• Closed: the song has a clear endingthe song stops.
• Open: the ending of the song fades
out.
• Rondo: A composition consisting of a
recurring theme alternating with
contrasting sections.
– Usually occurs in the last
movement of a symphony, since it
is fast in tempo and merry in mood
Timbre
• Aerophones: sound is made when wind travels through
the instrument.
• Class example: clarinet
• Idiophones: sound is made whenever the instrument is
struck.
• Class example: triangle
• Membranophones: sound is made when a skin is
rubbed or struck.
• Class example: bongos
• Chordophones: sound is made when a cord is struck.
• Class example: Harp
• Electrophones: sound is made from electricity.
Class example: Synthesizer
Texture
• Harmony:
• The combination of simultaneous notes of different
tones.
• ex. Boyz to Men- Yesterday
• Consonance:
– created when notes that sound good together are played
• Ex. Weezer- My Eveline
• Dissonance:
– created when notes that DON’T sound good together
are played
• Done on purpose to create a mood, contrast, or emphasis
• Ex. Halloween Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLPnk9-6MM
Texture: Cont’d
• There are multiple layers found in music:
• Monophony:
– everybody sings the same parts
•
Ex. The Byrds- Turn, Turn, Turn
• Homophony:
– same rhythm, different pitches
•
Ex. Pink- I Have Seen the Rain
• Polyphony:
– two parts that are totally different at the same time
•
Ex. Kyrie- Pope Marcellus Mass
Tempo
• The pace with which music moves.
– In other words, how fast do you tap to the song?
Below, are the terms for the “speed of the beat”
• Presto: extremely rapid pace
• Allegro: rapid, happy
• Adagio: dancing pace
• Moderato: moderate pace
• Andante: flows at a walking speed
• Largo: extremely slow pace
The Guido Hand Method
• Answer the following questions as you
read the article on the paper provided on
your own paper:
1) Why is Guido an important person in the
history of music?
2) What are his two most important musical
innovations?
3) Define “Do, Re, Mi.”
4) Where did Guido get the terms above?
5) What modifications or changes have been
made to “Do, Re, Mi” since Guido created it?
6) Describe the Guidonian Hand Method.
• A) Why was it needed?
• B) How did it work?
http://www.patriciagray.net/Musichtmls/Flash/guido.html
Note Name Note Image
Note Value
Whole
4 counts
Half
2 counts
Quarter
1 count
Eighth
½ count
Sixteenth
¼ count
Note Values
Rest Value
4 counts
2 counts
1 count
½ count
¼ count
Rest Values
SELF-TEST
1. Music is written on a staff. How many
horizontal lines compose a staff?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 3
1. Music is written on a staff. How many
horizontal lines compose a staff?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 3
2. Vertical bar lines cut the staff into
segments. What are these segments called?
a. Clefs
b. Measures
c. Notes
d. Octaves
2. Vertical bar lines cut the staff into
segments. What are these segments called?
a. Clefs
b. Measures
c. Notes
d. Octaves
3. Which note is one fourth of a measure long?
a. Whole
b. Quarter
c. Half
d. Eighth
3. Which note is one fourth of a measure long?
a. Whole
b. Quarter
c. Half
d. Eighth
4. What is the name of the symbol that represents
higher notes on the grand staff?
a. Treble Clef
b. Bass Clef
c. Sharp Clef
d. Flat Clef
4. What is the name of the symbol that represents
higher notes on the grand staff?
a. Treble Clef
b. Bass Clef
c. Sharp Clef
d. Flat Clef
5. What is the term for the numbers specifying
the beats to a measure and time value of each
note? It tells you what note receives one beat.
a. Key Signature
b. Time Signature
c. Note Signature
d. Rest Signature
5. What is the term for the numbers specifying
the beats to a measure and time value of each
note? It tells you what note receives one beat.
a. Key Signature
b. Time Signature
c. Note Signature
d. Rest Signature
6. Which note is held for four beats?
a. Half Note
b. Whole Note
c. Quarter Note
d. Eighth Note
6. Which note is held for four beats?
a. Half Note
b. Whole Note
c. Quarter Note
d. Eighth Note
7. What is a pause in music called?
a. Note
b. Rest
c. Octave
d. Sharp
7. What is a pause in music called?
a. Note
b. Rest
c. Octave
d. Sharp
8. How many beats does a half note receive?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3
8. How many beats does a half note receive?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3
9. What is the name of this note:
a. Half Note
b. Whole Note
c. Quarter Note
d. Eighth Note
9. What is the name of this note:
a. Half Note
b. Whole Note
c. Quarter Note
d. Eighth Note
10. Do a quarter rest and a quarter note have
the same value?
a.Yes
b.No
10. Do a quarter rest and a quarter note have
the same value?
a.Yes
b.No