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EMUS 1832 004 Appreciation of Music

EMUS 1832 004 Appreciation of Music. Rebecca Maloy, Instructor. COURSE MATERIALS. TEXTBOOK Machlis/Forney THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC Shorter (8th edition), WITH CDS The Norton Recordings Course Syllabus, Activity forms (3). GRADING. Exams: 60% (3 @20% each) Quizzes: 10% Activities: 20%

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EMUS 1832 004 Appreciation of Music

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  1. EMUS 1832 004Appreciation of Music Rebecca Maloy, Instructor

  2. COURSE MATERIALS • TEXTBOOK Machlis/Forney THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC Shorter (8th edition), • WITH • CDSThe Norton Recordings • Course Syllabus, Activity forms (3)

  3. GRADING • Exams: 60% (3 @20% each) • Quizzes: 10% • Activities: 20% • Concert report 10%)

  4. Exams • Multiple choice questions, true & false questions, listening section • Quizzes • Based on the music on the CDs • Listening (active listening!) • identify & know historical information • know what to listen for--the musical components you hear • Be sure to keep up with your listening (on syllabus) • For LG# (Listening Guide) see Machlis inside covers

  5. Activities (1-3): Number 1 • Interview with a Musician • fill out the form and • attach a 1-2 page typed commentary • Due 1/30

  6. Second Activity • Music Journal • for 4 days you record the times you hear music • fill out the form and • attach a 1-2 page typed commentary (see instructions) • Due 3/20

  7. Third Activity • Viewing Opera or Musical Theater from Home due 4/10

  8. Concert Report • Attend a concert of western art music • There are many free concerts on campus this term • Turn in a 2-3 paged, typed essay on the music and musical experience • Discuss elements and • the relationship of works (music) you hear to the works we studied in class • Due 4/24

  9. Concert announcement • WHEN: Thursday, January 16, 2003 @ 7:15PM • WHERE: CU-Boulder Macky Auditorium • WHAT: Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra Open Rehearsal • TICKETS: $1 per ticket, available at the door

  10. Contact information Office: N 147 Office hours: W 3-4, TH 2:30-3:30 (and by appointment) Office Phone: (303)492-8219

  11. The ELEMENTS of MUSIC • MELODY • RHYTHM • HARMONY • TEXTURE • FORM • DYNAMICS/TEMPO • TIMBRE

  12. Melody • succession of single tones (pitches) the mind perceives as a unit • Horizontal element (what you usually end up humming)

  13. Melody • Range-- distance between lowest and highest notes • Wide range: “Star-Spangled Banner” • Narrow range: “Shall we Gather at the River”

  14. Melodic Shape • Shape-- direction (up, down, wave, arch) • “Joy to the World” opens with? • …descending/ascending • Barber’s Adagio • … long arch

  15. Melodic movement • Conjunct : stepwise movement • Steps of the scale • “Joy to the World” conjunct • Disjunct: leaps between pitches • of more than a few steps • Brahms “Violin Concerto” (first you hear conjunct, then disjunct)

  16. Melodic Phrase • Phrase: a unit of meaning (like a sentence) • Symmetrical (balanced) • Asymmetrical (unbalanced) • The phrase ends with (and therefore is defined by) cadences (like a period) • Cadences: musical points of rest • Usually governed by rhythm and harmony • “Amazing Grace” • 4 phrases (with 4 cadences)

  17. Rhythm • Rhythm-how music is organized in time • 1. beat-or pulse, basic unit of length, regular clocklike pattern • 2. meter- the measurement of time in music: groupings of beats with accented patterns • a) duple meter-ONE two : ONE two … etc. • b) triple meter- One two three: One two three …etc.

  18. Triple meter • My Country ‘tis of Thee

  19. More sextuple meter • Greensleeves

  20. What kinds of meter are these? • Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever • Star Spangled Banner

  21. Rhythmic activity • Upbeat, a phrase begins on the last beat of a measure (or on a part of it) • see “America, the Beautiful” • Syncopation, accent occurs on weak beat, or anywhere unexpected • Very prominent in Folk, Ragtime, Jazz, Rock • 20th century music of Western tradition (Stravinsky, Bartok-- both influenced by Folk music) • Example: Cakewalk

  22. Rhythmic activity • Non-metric, music that defies meter • Example: Gregorian Chant • Example “Haec dies” • Polyrhythmic, simultaneous use of different rhythmic patterns • Common in African music • & 20th c Western music

  23. For next class • Read assigned pages in book on elements of music.

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