Music Theory Essay. - Guitar Master Class
... note. Humans with good hearing can detect sound waves within a frequency range of about 20Hz up to about 20,000 Hz. In western music pitches of notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet (A B C D E F G). The notes we usually use are made relative to a reference frequency of 440Hz. ...
... note. Humans with good hearing can detect sound waves within a frequency range of about 20Hz up to about 20,000 Hz. In western music pitches of notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet (A B C D E F G). The notes we usually use are made relative to a reference frequency of 440Hz. ...
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... signature of 68 would mean there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note represents one beat. One of the most common time signatures is 44 , and it is referred to as common time. Sounds associated with frequencies that are multiples or factors of one another (for example, 440Hz, 880Hz, 1760Hz, ...
... signature of 68 would mean there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note represents one beat. One of the most common time signatures is 44 , and it is referred to as common time. Sounds associated with frequencies that are multiples or factors of one another (for example, 440Hz, 880Hz, 1760Hz, ...
BASIC MATHEMATICAL AND MUSICAL CONCEPTS Sets and
... by using the terms “positive “ and “negative” (or “plus” and “minus”). The interval from C4 to E3 could be described as down a minor sixth, or as negative a minor sixth. Octave Equivalence. Music notation and terminology often takes a view which identifies notes that are octaves apart. In this scenar ...
... by using the terms “positive “ and “negative” (or “plus” and “minus”). The interval from C4 to E3 could be described as down a minor sixth, or as negative a minor sixth. Octave Equivalence. Music notation and terminology often takes a view which identifies notes that are octaves apart. In this scenar ...
NCEA Level 1 Music (91094) 2014 Assessment Schedule
... Describes TWO ways the vocal melody is varied, AND for BOTH, identifies the bar number and underlined musical element. ...
... Describes TWO ways the vocal melody is varied, AND for BOTH, identifies the bar number and underlined musical element. ...
Slightly Out of Tune: The Story of Musical Temperament
... It’s intended to be a play on words. On the one hand, it’s a reference to one of my favorite songs, Desifinado by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The title Desafinado means stonato in Italian; in English the title has been translated as “slightly out of tune.” That’s the one side of the play on words. But the ...
... It’s intended to be a play on words. On the one hand, it’s a reference to one of my favorite songs, Desifinado by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The title Desafinado means stonato in Italian; in English the title has been translated as “slightly out of tune.” That’s the one side of the play on words. But the ...
African Music and the Pre-Jazz Era
... hymns was one of the ways that African Americans were first introduced to traditional European harmony and European instruments such as the piano and organ. The first independent black church in America, the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.), was organized in 1793 by the Rev. Richard Allen ...
... hymns was one of the ways that African Americans were first introduced to traditional European harmony and European instruments such as the piano and organ. The first independent black church in America, the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.), was organized in 1793 by the Rev. Richard Allen ...
here - Springburn Academy
... the continuo part consisted of a bass line (basso continuo) played by cello, bass, viola da gamba or bassoon. In addition the harpsichord, organ or lute player was expected to fill in harmonies built on that bass line. Sometimes figures were written under the bass line indicating the chords the comp ...
... the continuo part consisted of a bass line (basso continuo) played by cello, bass, viola da gamba or bassoon. In addition the harpsichord, organ or lute player was expected to fill in harmonies built on that bass line. Sometimes figures were written under the bass line indicating the chords the comp ...
Band Introduction - Georgia Standards
... MMSAP.3 - Reading and notating music a. Utilize a counting system and pitch learning procedure to read music appropriate to ability. b. Identify, describe, and incorporate music vocabulary and symbols for pitch, key signatures, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, expression, and direction (includ ...
... MMSAP.3 - Reading and notating music a. Utilize a counting system and pitch learning procedure to read music appropriate to ability. b. Identify, describe, and incorporate music vocabulary and symbols for pitch, key signatures, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, expression, and direction (includ ...
Lesson_SSS_-_Diatoni..
... 10 – 7—until the pattern is broken in m. 9. Such patterns are sometimes referred to as linear intervallic patterns, or, LIPs for short. Each of the sequences discussed in this lesson can be similarly analyzed as LIPs. Descending-fifth sequences: Sequences in which the chord roots descend by fifth ar ...
... 10 – 7—until the pattern is broken in m. 9. Such patterns are sometimes referred to as linear intervallic patterns, or, LIPs for short. Each of the sequences discussed in this lesson can be similarly analyzed as LIPs. Descending-fifth sequences: Sequences in which the chord roots descend by fifth ar ...
LISTENING GUIDE
... mode, but the only line that ends on E is the last one. This gives the music a sense of continuity until the end. The chant is almost entirely syllabic, and the text urges praise for the miracle of Christ’s birth and death. We will listen to all four stanzas, but what is important here is the music; ...
... mode, but the only line that ends on E is the last one. This gives the music a sense of continuity until the end. The chant is almost entirely syllabic, and the text urges praise for the miracle of Christ’s birth and death. We will listen to all four stanzas, but what is important here is the music; ...
Kit and method for learning to play an instrument
... symbols are placed to indicate their pitch. The pitches indi cated by the vertical position of notes on the staff are relative to a ?xed pitch that is determined by the placement of a symbol called a clef at the left-hand side of the staff. [0038] The vertical position of the notehead on the staff i ...
... symbols are placed to indicate their pitch. The pitches indi cated by the vertical position of notes on the staff are relative to a ?xed pitch that is determined by the placement of a symbol called a clef at the left-hand side of the staff. [0038] The vertical position of the notehead on the staff i ...
Funki - QuT – Exploring ChromatiCism through Composition
... expanded with melodic and rhythmic variation to form new musical sentences. It consists of 4 bars that make up this section. The melody is an expansion of the melodic motif introduced at section A. Section C, repeats the main motif found at section A, but with more variation added to the melodic a ...
... expanded with melodic and rhythmic variation to form new musical sentences. It consists of 4 bars that make up this section. The melody is an expansion of the melodic motif introduced at section A. Section C, repeats the main motif found at section A, but with more variation added to the melodic a ...
(shorter list) Orchestra Terms
... some variation in the tempo, and means return to the original tempo or speed. Also Tempo I. ...
... some variation in the tempo, and means return to the original tempo or speed. Also Tempo I. ...
Artifact 2
... dance music), and gangar (walking dance music). Use of small bar motifs varied over piece (“Morning Mood,” “In the Hall of the Mountain King”). o Strong element of wilderness and Norwegian Nationalism in Piano ...
... dance music), and gangar (walking dance music). Use of small bar motifs varied over piece (“Morning Mood,” “In the Hall of the Mountain King”). o Strong element of wilderness and Norwegian Nationalism in Piano ...
Proficiencies—Piano Student Name: First Last Course Number
... presence of some wrong notes. Errors do not disrupt flow of excerpt. ☐All parts are played simultaneously with the presence of some wrong notes. Errors do not disrupt flow of excerpt. ☐Accompanist able to follow the solo line. Student may occasionally stumble but continues on without disruption of e ...
... presence of some wrong notes. Errors do not disrupt flow of excerpt. ☐All parts are played simultaneously with the presence of some wrong notes. Errors do not disrupt flow of excerpt. ☐Accompanist able to follow the solo line. Student may occasionally stumble but continues on without disruption of e ...
A Musical Scale Generated from the Ratio of Consecutive Primes
... The Music of the Primes is an electronic musical composition by the author [1] that was inspired by mathematician Marcus du Sautoy’s book of the same title [2]. It is a computer-generated algorithmic composition encoded in Cycling ‘74’s Max visual programming language [3]. All of the composition’s m ...
... The Music of the Primes is an electronic musical composition by the author [1] that was inspired by mathematician Marcus du Sautoy’s book of the same title [2]. It is a computer-generated algorithmic composition encoded in Cycling ‘74’s Max visual programming language [3]. All of the composition’s m ...
The Musical Legacy of Dies Irae
... Wrath, the last judgment when God will terrorize us for all our sins, must have been very close to people’s minds when such epidemics struck. There seemed to be only one certainty: death. The music of plainchant is generally easy to reproduce on any instrument, as it consists of simple notes to dire ...
... Wrath, the last judgment when God will terrorize us for all our sins, must have been very close to people’s minds when such epidemics struck. There seemed to be only one certainty: death. The music of plainchant is generally easy to reproduce on any instrument, as it consists of simple notes to dire ...
The Baroque Period
... has played the same tune appears in another voice a 5th or 4th lower, this is the answer.There are two different types of answer tonal or real. • Exposition: first section of a Fugue where each voice has played or sung at least one entry of subject or answer. ...
... has played the same tune appears in another voice a 5th or 4th lower, this is the answer.There are two different types of answer tonal or real. • Exposition: first section of a Fugue where each voice has played or sung at least one entry of subject or answer. ...
MUSIC THEORY BASIC Jonathan Harnum HOW TO READ, WRITE, AND
... Get The Most out of Basic Music Theory It’s okay, we can admit it. Everyone would rather play music than study music theory, teachers and students alike. No big surprise there, right? Yet we all know the important role theory plays in communicating a musical idea. Despite this knowledge, music theor ...
... Get The Most out of Basic Music Theory It’s okay, we can admit it. Everyone would rather play music than study music theory, teachers and students alike. No big surprise there, right? Yet we all know the important role theory plays in communicating a musical idea. Despite this knowledge, music theor ...
NCEA Level 1 Music (91094) 2011 Assessment Schedule
... bass and kick drum, bar 43, “both instruments anticipate the third beat”. • Half-time feel – shows the effect, eg drums / all parts, bar 69, “the drums emphasise beats 1 and 3, instead of 1 and 2 as before, making the beat half as fast / twice as slow”. • Melisma – eg lead vocal, bar 51, “the word ‘ ...
... bass and kick drum, bar 43, “both instruments anticipate the third beat”. • Half-time feel – shows the effect, eg drums / all parts, bar 69, “the drums emphasise beats 1 and 3, instead of 1 and 2 as before, making the beat half as fast / twice as slow”. • Melisma – eg lead vocal, bar 51, “the word ‘ ...
(1) Sound and Music
... The set of all musical notes is called the Chromatic Scale, a name which comes from the Greek word chr獽a, meaning color. In this sense, chromatic scale means 'notes of all colors'. Colors, in fact, are also made up from different frequencies, those of light waves. Because notes repeat in each octav ...
... The set of all musical notes is called the Chromatic Scale, a name which comes from the Greek word chr獽a, meaning color. In this sense, chromatic scale means 'notes of all colors'. Colors, in fact, are also made up from different frequencies, those of light waves. Because notes repeat in each octav ...
African Music Vol 2 no 4(Seb)
... (guitar solo), sometimes by familiar means, elsewhere through what perhaps amounts to pure “Africanisms”. Constant return to Tonic harmony every two bars—which Westerners might expect to prove unbearably monotonous—seems somehow to be adequately relieved by an abundance of melodic, and particularly ...
... (guitar solo), sometimes by familiar means, elsewhere through what perhaps amounts to pure “Africanisms”. Constant return to Tonic harmony every two bars—which Westerners might expect to prove unbearably monotonous—seems somehow to be adequately relieved by an abundance of melodic, and particularly ...
Assessment Schedule – 2011
... bass and kick drum, bar 43, “both instruments anticipate the third beat”. Half-time feel – shows the effect, eg drums / all parts, bar 69, “the drums emphasise beats 1 and 3, instead of 1 and 2 as before, making the beat half as fast / twice as slow”. Melisma – eg lead vocal, bar 51, “the word ‘ ...
... bass and kick drum, bar 43, “both instruments anticipate the third beat”. Half-time feel – shows the effect, eg drums / all parts, bar 69, “the drums emphasise beats 1 and 3, instead of 1 and 2 as before, making the beat half as fast / twice as slow”. Melisma – eg lead vocal, bar 51, “the word ‘ ...
A - The sixth note of the diatonic major scale of C
... A - The sixth note of the diatonic major scale of C. In the A minor scale (relative minor of C) it is the first note. It is the first tone in the diatonic major scale of A. A - By: for; to; at; in. A ballata - In the style of a simple dance. Absolute - Absolute music. Music which is inspired by itse ...
... A - The sixth note of the diatonic major scale of C. In the A minor scale (relative minor of C) it is the first note. It is the first tone in the diatonic major scale of A. A - By: for; to; at; in. A ballata - In the style of a simple dance. Absolute - Absolute music. Music which is inspired by itse ...
The Craft of Singing
... extending down to C, an octave below middle c'. Since one of the primary characteristics of barbershop music is its cone-shaped sound, the bass must sing with a heavier production than that used by the upper voices, and she will actually sing with more volume than used by any part above her. The har ...
... extending down to C, an octave below middle c'. Since one of the primary characteristics of barbershop music is its cone-shaped sound, the bass must sing with a heavier production than that used by the upper voices, and she will actually sing with more volume than used by any part above her. The har ...
Polyrhythm
Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms, that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter. The rhythmic conflict may be the basis of an entire piece of music (cross-rhythm), or a momentary disruption. Polyrhythms can be distinguished from irrational rhythms, which can occur within the context of a single part; polyrhythms require at least two rhythms to be played concurrently, one of which is typically an irrational rhythm.