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Exploring Musical Elements: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, and More!

Dive into the foundational elements of music including rhythm, tempo, melody, harmony, dynamics, timbre, and form. Learn about note durations, tempo terminology, clefs, chord structures, and more to enhance your musical understanding and appreciation.

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Exploring Musical Elements: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, and More!

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  1. Elements of Music Overview. Visual and Performing Arts

  2. 1. Rhythm • “Patterns and Combinations of musical sounds or silences of differing durations…” Specifics • Note/Rest Durations and their notation (Whole notes/rests through 16th notes/rests) • Time signatures • Measures and Barlines • Syncopation • Rhythm in Everyday life

  3. 2. Tempo • - “The speed or pace of the pulse on which a piece of music is built upon” Specifics • Terminology (Italian): Presto, Moderato, etc. • “Rallentando” and “Accelarando” • Metronomes • Metronome Markings • Metronome example

  4. 3. Melody • “A pattern of singular tones which may move linearly up or down in pitch” Specifics • Grand Staff- Treble and Bass Clefs • Note names on the staff, and notation of pitches within the Grand Staff • Altered pitch with Flat, Sharp, or Natural signs • Intervals • What happens if you use the wrong notes?

  5. 4. Harmony • “A combination of simultaneously sounding pitches, often used to enhance a melody” Specifics • Consonance vs. Dissonance • Major Tonality vs. Minor Tonality • Triad Chords and how to build them • Intervals

  6. 5. Dynamics • “The loudness, softness, and stylistic characteristics of a piece of music” Specifics • Volume terminology and abbreviations • Italian: Mezzo Forte (mf), Fortissimo (ff), etc… • Crescendo vs. Diminuendo • Stylistic terms: Legato, Staccato, Marcato, etc • Accent marks, Staccato Marks, Tenuto Marks • Surprising dynamics!

  7. 6. Timbre • “The tone color or quality of a particular instrument, voice, sound, or combination of sounds” Specifics • Instrument families and classifications • Determining factors of instrument timbres • Human voice classifications: • “Soprano, Tenor, etc” Percussion Family in ACTION

  8. 7. Form • “The overall structure and organization of a piece of music into sections” Specifics • AB form, ABA form, Call and Response form, Round form, Rondo form, Theme and Variations, Opera form, Classical Symphony Form

  9. Quick Quiz • Define “Rhythm” • What are the two types of clefs we will be learning about in the melody section? • From what culture does most of our musical terminology originate? • Define “Timbre” • List 4 or the musical forms that we will study in the form section

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