Introduction to Music

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Introduction to Music

• Ch 1, 2 Review
• Ch 3 Rhythm
• Ch 4 Notation

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Soundsome questions for review

• Explain why tone is more specific than
  pitch.
  
• Consider a timpani
• a. What is its tone generator?
• b. What is its amplifier/resonator?
• Which term does not belong in the set, and why
  not?
  
• a. amplitude
• b. dynamics
• c. pitch
• d. volume
• e. loudness
• Ear drum, microphone, telephone speaker piece are
  actually all types of
  
• a. tone generators
• b. amplifiers/resonators
• c. media
• d. receivers
• All of an instruments tones from lowest to
  highest comprise its
  
• a. octave
• b. pitch
• c. frequency

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Soundsome questions for review

• What is the relationship between an instruments
  size and its pitch range?
  
• Match up the following
• a. frequency a. loudness
• b. amplitude b. timbre
• c. wave form or shape c. pitch
• Which group of instruments might be played
  pizzicato?
  
• a. brasses
• b. woodwinds
• c. strings
• d. keyboard
• The tone generator on most woodwind instruments
  is
  
• a. the players lips.
• b. a string or strings.
• c. a reed.
• d. its mouthpiece.
• Which woodwind uses a tone generator other than
  the one named above?
  
• What is an octave? What is an interval? What
  is meant by register?

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• What are overtones?
• What is the relationship between overtones and
  timbre?
  
• Overtones, a GREAT website, will help you with
  the next four slides.

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Cogitate, ruminate, collaborate, speculate, (DO
NOT procrastinate)! Figure out the following

• The following 3 slides contain charts portraying
  analyses of the tone, A, sounded by 3 different
  instruments.
  
• Using the Overtones website and class 1
  information, explain the charts components
  
• Red
• cyan
• Orange
• Green
• Explain how these charts are similar to recipes.
• The tone recipe for a bright sound calls for a
  greater proportion of high overtones. Which
  instrument is producing the brightest tone?
  
• Are the three tones a. different pitches? b.
  the same pitches?
  
• Are the three tones a. the same loudness? b.
  different degrees of loudness?

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Instrument 1
70db 50db 30db 10db 0 b

• F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
• A A E A C E G A B C
• 110Hz 220 330 440 550 660 770 880 990 1100

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Instrument 2
70db 50db 30db 10db 0 b
F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A A E A C E G A B C
110Hz 220 330 440 550 660 770 880 990 1100
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Instrument 3
70db 50db 30db 10db 0 b
F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A A E A C E G A B C
110Hz 220 330 440 550 660 770 880 990 1100
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Performing media quizName each instruments tone
generator and thefamily to which it belongs.

• Instrument Tone generator Family
• clarinet reed woodwind
• viola ? ?
• trumpet
• saxophone
• cello
• oboe
• flute
• tuba
• human voice
• piano ? (Any questions on this tone
  generator??)

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Ch. 3 Rhythm
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Rhythm general term--regularly recurring event
s
the ordered flow of music through time

• beat fundamental organizer of music recurs
  at regular time intervals
  
• tempo of beats/minute
• meter of beats in a group
• accenting selected beats groups them
• rhythm precise time-lengths of sounds and
  silences measured in beats or parts of beats.

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Rhythmperceiving the beat and meter

• 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Duple meter
• 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Triple meter
• 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Quadruple meter

Caroubel
Dipper
Morley
Parker
Sousa
downbeat
Mozart
Bach
Caroubel
Winter
2
1
Backbeat
Winter
2
1
3
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Rhythmperceiving the beat and meter

• quintuple meter
• 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
• 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
• sextuple meter, septuple metersub-divided
  triple, subdivided quadruple, etc., etc.,
  etc.!!!
  

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• We will use only duple and triple meters.

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Rhythmin musical notation

• 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

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Rhythmaccents can

• reinforce the feeling for beat and meter.
• lessen the feeling for beat and meter, producing
  syncopation.

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Rhythmperceiving the beat and meter

• To find musics meter
• 1. Listen! Find beat clap beat STOP
• 2. Listen! Find accented beats accent clap on
  each
  
• 3. accented beat 1, count beats until next
  accent
  
• 4. of beats in each group meter

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Rhythmperceiving the beat and meter

• Sousa Duple
• Mozart Triple
• Ravel Triple
• Mozart Duple
• Bach Duple
• Dowland Triple
• Chopin Triple
• Brubeck Septuple!! (Duple Duple Triple)

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Sooooto summarize

• Rhythm general term, the ordered flow of music
  through time
  
• Beat most fundamental organizer of rhythm
• Meter beats organized into groups
• Rhythm precise lengths of sounds and
  silences (What is the unit of measurement?)

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Notation

• Communicates
• pitch--highness or lowness in staff

rhythm--appearance of notes and rests
longer,slower moving
shorter,faster moving
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Tuesdays work

• Kamien Chapters 5, 6, 7 (1, 2)

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