Elements of Music Overviewx
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Visual and Performing Arts
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“Patterns and Combinations of musical sounds
or silences of differing durations…”
Specifics
- Note/Rest Durations and their notation (Whole
notes/rests through 16th notes/rests)
- Time signatures
- Measures and Barlines
- Syncopation
- Rhythm in Everyday life
- “The speed or pace of the pulse on which a
piece of music is built upon”
Specifics
Terminology (Italian): Presto, Moderato, etc.
“Rallentando” and “Accelarando”
Metronomes
Metronome Markings
Metronome example
“A pattern of singular tones which may move
linearly up or down in pitch”
Specifics
Grand Staff- Treble and Bass Clefs
Note names on the staff, and notation of
pitches within the Grand Staff
Altered pitch with Flat, Sharp, or Natural signs
Intervals
What happens if you use the wrong notes?
“A combination of simultaneously sounding
pitches, often used to enhance a melody”
Specifics
Consonance vs. Dissonance
Major Tonality vs. Minor Tonality
Triad Chords and how to build them
Intervals
“The loudness, softness, and stylistic
characteristics of a piece of music”
Specifics
Volume terminology and abbreviations
Italian: Mezzo Forte (mf), Fortissimo (ff), etc…
Crescendo vs. Diminuendo
Stylistic terms: Legato, Staccato, Marcato, etc
Accent marks, Staccato Marks, Tenuto Marks
Surprising dynamics!
“The tone color or quality of a particular
instrument, voice, sound, or combination of
sounds”
Specifics
Instrument families and classifications
Determining factors of instrument timbres
Human voice classifications:
“Soprano, Tenor, etc”
Percussion Family in ACTION
“The overall structure and organization of a
piece of music into sections”
Specifics
AB form, ABA form, Call and Response form,
Round form, Rondo form, Theme and
Variations, Opera form, Classical Symphony
Form
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Define “Rhythm”
What are the two types of clefs we will be
learning about in the melody section?
From what culture does most of our musical
terminology originate?
Define “Timbre”
List 4 or the musical forms that we will study
in the form section