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Music is not just sound, but a combination of sound waves, the measurement of intervals in time, and the evocation of emotion. This article explores how music is influenced by personal experiences and teaches various subjects such as science, history, math, language, reading, social studies, art, and physical education.
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Music What Is It?
All Music Has Three Elements • Sound • Time • Emotion
Sound Waves Are All Around Us • Like a pebble in the water, sound travels outward in all directions from it’s source. • Vibrations in a solid, liquid, or gas capable of being detected by the organs of hearing. • Sound is measured in • Volume • Pitch • Sound by itself is not music.
Who's Got The Time? • A system by which intervals are measured. • In music this is known as rhythm. • Time by itself is not music.
Emotion • Any feeling such as joy, sorrow, hate, or love arising subjectively rather than through a conscious mental effort. • Emotion by itself is not music.
Working Together in Perfect Harmony. “Sound, Time, Emotion” All Three Together Are Music
So Music is made ofSound, Time, & Emotion. Big Deal What is Music?
Music Means Different Things to Different People • Life experiences directly effect what music means to you. • Every experience involving music effects the way you perceive the music around you.
Common Musical Experiences • Prenatal – music heard from the womb • Singing for fun • Hymns or gospels at church • Music classes at school • Television, radio, recordings • Background music • Malls, elevators, offices, phones, etc… • Attending or performing at concerts
Family Peers Religion School Past experiences Availability How have these aspects effected you and your perception of music? Aspects That Effect Your Perception of Music Skip
What I Think About Music Is Determined By My Experiences. So What! What Music? Is
When Students Are Taught Music, They Learn Many Subjects. Science History Math Language Reading Social Studies Art Physical Education
Back Next Music Teaches; • Science • Acoustics • Sound Waves • Pitch Frequencies • Cycles Per Second • Dynamics • Decibals • Timbre of Sounds • Series of Overtones
Back Next Music Teaches; • Mathematics • Division of Time • Fractions • Spatial Reasoning • Sound wave cycles
Back Next Music Teaches; • Language • Music notation is an international language. • Musical expressions are derived from several foreign languages • Many foreign languages are used in vocal music.
Back Next Music Teaches • Social studies & history • Every culture can be identified through it’s art and music. • Each time period of a culture provides stylistic changes in their music, providing us with an ear to the past.
Back Next Music Teaches; • Physical Education • Performance requires coordination between mind and body.
Back Next Music Teaches; • Reading • Brain functions for reading music are the same as reading text. • More time spent reading music has proven to help overall reading scores.
Back Next Music Teaches; • Art • Stimulating creativity • Allowing freedom of expression • Enhancing self-esteem
People Learn Many Subjects While Learning Music. Music! Deal What IS Harry Fat Big
Alright! Alright!You Don’t Have to Yell! • We’ve Covered • What music is made of • How people are influenced by music • The many subjects taught through music What's Left?
Experience ! ! To Really Understand Music It Must be Performed or Heard.
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So, you’ve learned everything there is to know about music. Not
But your on the right path. Enjoy the Journey.