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Bell Ringer – 8/25. NONE TODAY Take a few minutes and study for your QUIZ!!! Elements of Art Principles of Art. Quiz: Elements of Art. Circle the correct answer Turn it into the box once complete NO DEVICES Once your quiz is turned in you may get them out and work silently.
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Bell Ringer – 8/25 • NONE TODAY • Take a few minutes and study for your QUIZ!!! • Elements of Art • Principles of Art
Quiz: Elements of Art • Circle the correct answer • Turn it into the box once complete • NO DEVICES • Once your quiz is turned in you may get them out and work silently
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC • Tempo • Rhythm • Melody • Harmony • Dynamics • Timbre • Form We’ll do these later in the week
Beat • A beat is the basic unit of time • NOT an element of music, but the basic pulse • Music can’t exist without it – every piece of music has a beat! • Every beat has a downbeat and an upbeat • Downbeat: the music on the beat • Upbeat: the music in between the beats • Goes with tapping your foot... When your foot hits – downbeat; when your foot is up - upbeat
Element of Music: Tempo • Tempo is how fast or slow the beats go by • In “BPM” – beats per minute • 60 bpm (1 beat per second) • 120 bpm (2 beats per second) • Generally range from 60-240 bpm • Usually marked in Italian • most composers were Italian when tempo markings were first introduced
Tempo – Common Markings • Largo • Very slow • Adagio • Slow • Moderato • Moderate speed / Medium • Allegro • Fast • Presto • Very fast There are 100s of possible tempo markings – “Briskly,” “at a walking speed,” etc.
Tempo – where is it? • The tempo marking is always at the START of the music, in the upper left. • If the tempo changes mid piece, the new tempo will appear where it should start, in the upper left. • The CONDUCTOR gives the tempo • Conductor – how fast or slow they move their arms lets the musicians know how fast or slow to play
Tempo Examples • Slow Tempo: • New World Symphony – Mvt. 2 • Dvorak • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ENf4VEhI40 • Fast Tempo: • Overture to Candide • Bernstein • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422-yb8TXj8
Element of Music: Rhythm • Rhythm is the pattern or placement of sounds in time • Duration of pitches/notes – how long or short a note is played • The organization of sound within the tempo • You can have short rhythms at a slow tempo, or long rhythms at a fast tempo… (I’ll explain this in a second.)
Rhythm • Whole Note = 4 beats • Half Notes = 2 beats • Quarter Note = 1 beat • Eighth Note = ½ beat = 1 beat
Rhythm & Tempo • A half note at tempo = 60 will sound the same as a whole note at tempo =120. • You can have long rhythms at a faster tempo... • Or short rhythms at a slower tempo... • Before you can determine the rhythms, you have to determine the tempo. • Usually listening to the percussion or low voices (bass, tuba, etc.) will help you find the beat • If you can see the conductor, they provide the beat
Rhythm Example • Most percussion instruments ONLY play rhythm (no pitch) – here are a few examples of rhythm by itself • Blast Intermission • Blast! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XuqTipBWss • Brooms • Stomp • http://youtu.be/tZ7aYQtIldg?t=2m15s
Time Signature • Time signature is NOT an element of music, but assists with tempo and rhythm. • The time signature is at the start of each instrument line • The top number lets you know how many beats are in each measure • You don’t need to worry about the bottom number – its more to do with how to play it
Pitch • Pitch is how high or low the instrument plays • NOT an element of music, but the basic part of melody (which is) • Instruments without pitch: percussive instruments such as the snare drum, bass drum (can be pitched), brake drum, tambourine, jingle bells, etc. • These instruments do NOT produce melody – they are rhythmic ONLY
How to Read Pitch There are other clefs – but these are the two most common ones. Treble Clef: HIGHER pitches Bass Clef: LOWER pitches
Element of Music: Melody • Melody is a succession of notes heard as some sort of unit • The combination of pitch and rhythm • The memorable tune • What you sing in your head after you’ve heard a new piece; what you hum down the hallways
Words to Describe Melody • Smooth, connected • Song-like • Aggressive • Accented • Hard-hitting You can describe melody based on what it sounds like, or how it makes you feel.
When Describing Melody • Talk about WHICH INSTRUMENT is performing the melody • “I hear the melody in the trumpets...” • “The flute melody is very sincere...”
Melody Examples • Nutcracker Suite – 3 “Sugar Plum Fairy” • Tchaikovsky • http://youtu.be/Ow4t3C_gCCY?t=15s • The Ride of the Valkyrie • Wagner • http://youtu.be/VCmgUDSlAyA?t=35s
Activity: Practice the Elements of Music • TABLET: m.socrative.com Room: 38178 • NO TABLET: piece of notebook paper • Tempo, Rhythm, and Melody are three large concepts. • Let’s throw in time signature too • Let’s spend some time exploring them • We need to be able to recognize them aurally and on paper
Tempo On Paper – What is the tempo? 3. 2. • Jupiter • Allegro Vivace • C Major • F • Adaigo • Piano • Symphonie No. 5 • Antonio Dvorak
Tempo On Paper – What is the tempo? 5. 4. • Allegretto • Primo • Canzona • Aus der Oper • Preoccupation • 3/4 • Ernster Gang • Largo
Tempo Practice: Listening • Listen to the example. Would you define it as “adagio,” “moderato,” or “presto?” • 6. Mozart's Turkish March • A. Adagio B. Moderato C. Presto • 7. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata • A. Adagio B. Moderato C. Presto • 8. Bach's Jesu of Man's Desiring • A. Adagio B. Moderato C. Presto
Tempo Practice: Listening • Listen to the example. Would you define it as “adagio,” “moderato,” or “presto?” • 9. Back to the Future • A. Adagio B. Moderato C. Presto • 10. Jurassic Park • A. Adagio B. Moderato C. Presto • 11. The Dark Knight • A. Adagio B. Moderato C. Presto
Rhythm Practice – On the Page • Look at the piece of to the right. • 12. Which line has the fastest rhythms? (Remember that BLACK NOTES and STEMS = faster) • A. Cantos • B. Altos • C. Tenor • D. Bassos
Rhythm Practice – On the Page • Look at the piece of to the right. • 13. Which 2 lines have the same rhythm? • A. Fl. 1 & Cl. 1 • B. Cl. 2 & Cl. 3 • C. Bsn. 1 & Fl. 1 • D. B. Cl & Cl. 2
Rhythm Practice - Listening • Which voice is playing the more complex rhythms at the beginning? • 14. Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 • A. Strings B. Percussion C. Brass • 15. Wood’s ManninVeen • A. Strings B. Trumpets C. Clarinets • 16. Holst’s Second Suite • A. Flute B. Trumpets C. Saxophones
Melody – Listening • Listen to the example. Which instrument is playing the melody? • 17. Armstrong’s Savoy Blues • A. Banjo B. Trumpet C. Piano • 18. Whitacre’s October • A. Oboe B. Xylophone C. Tuba • 19. William’s Raider’s March • A. Trumpet B. Flute C. Violin
Melody – Listening • Listen to the example. Which instrument is playing the melody? • 20. Grieg’s Morning from Peer Gynt • A. Saxophone B. Trombone C. Flute • 21. Goodman’s Sing SingSing • A. Percussion B. Piano C. Saxophone • 22. Newman’s Friend In Me • A. Piano B. Tuba C. Voice