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 (2:10)
* SONG 1 --genre: Art Songs
SONG 2
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
* 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 (:53)
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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
A comprehensive list of often used Music Terms
