GOOD VIBRATIONS
Pre-lecture: We'll talk more about vibrations as we talk about music this semester because that's what music is made of...vibrations. And these vibrations not only affect us, vibrations affect everything in their path. Different frequencies of vibrations give us different tones. CYMATICS (below) offers an example of how vibrations and tones affect non-humans.
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REMINDER:
The only way I know to better appreciate music is to listen to it.
Listen to a lot of it.
MILES FISH
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzuM2XTnpSA
Figaro (Shawshank Redemption)
The only way I know to better appreciate music is to listen to it.
Listen to a lot of it.
MILES FISH
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzuM2XTnpSA
Figaro (Shawshank Redemption)
Pre-TERMS discussion:
QUESTION: Is music the universal language?
LISTEN:
Music Example #1
Music Example #2
Music Example #3
Music Example #4
Music Example #5
So...is music the universal language?
MUSIC TERMS
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CLICK below for
Video of Some Basics for Musicians & Listeners (to 10:00)
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Some Terms with Youtube Examples
DYNAMICS—synonymous with “volume”
ARIA--Solo singing often in opera (15)
ATONALITY--Modern harmony avoids traditional melody
CANON--Strict imitation often with layers of tunes
ETUDE--A study piece
FUGUE--Complex contrapuntal manipulation of music subject
GLISSANDO--Slide between two pitches (:40)
GLISSANDO--#2
SCALE--A family of pitches
SONG--A genre: Art Songs
SONG#3--
VIBRATO--Small fluctuations in pitch
VIRTUOSO--Performer of extraordinary ability
FORTE—loud
PIANO—soft
CRESCENDO—become gradually louder
DECRESCENDO—become gradually softer (3:40)
RHYTHM—defined, repeated patterns
BEAT—the pulse of a composition
TEMPO—speed of a composition (how fast or slow)- speed of the beat
ADAGIO—slow tempo
ANDANTE—leisurely walking tempo
ALLEGRO—lively, fast tempo
MELODY—the “tune” of a composition; the part you might whistle
ACCOMPANIMENT—music that supports the melody
(hear above)
HARMONY—combination of two or more pitches sounded together
SYMPHONY—large composition for orchestra usually in 3 or 4 movements or section (1:57)
SONATA—composition for solo instrument (1)
SONATA (2)
SONATA (3) (1:38
CONCERTO—composition for soloist and orchestra (ensemble) (:57)
CONCERTO (2)
CONCERTO (3)
SACRED—music that is intended for church or worship
SECULAR—music that is not sacred (1:15)
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Music Appreciation Music Emotions YouTubes
Happy - Owl City: Hot Air Balloon
Noble - Narnia: The Last Battle - (:38)
Romantic/Nostalgic - Louis Armstrong: La Vie en Rose (1:34)
and Casablanca's As Time Goes By
Sad--Lacrimosa, Mozart
Angry - Foo Fighters
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Web Addresses for Music Terms
- http://www.classicalworks.com/html/glossary.html
- http://www.imusicdictionary.com
- http://www.naxos.com/education/glossary.asp
- http://www.laco.org/glossary/
- http://piano.about.com/od/musicaltermssymbols/
- http://library.thinkquest.org/2791/MDOPNSCR.htm
- http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/yyang/HTML/prj.html
- http://www.music.vt.edu/MUSICDICTIONARY/
FYI: The many TERMS for "Dynamics"
FYI: The many TERMS for "Tempo"
FYI Above: A comprehensive list of often used Music Terms
