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What Is Music?

What Is Music?. The Sequel. In what ways have we learned to organize sound?. Pitch Rhythm Timber Melody Harmony. Is there another way to organize these elements?. F O R M. What is musical form?. Musical form is: the structure of the composition the order and transition of sections

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What Is Music?

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  1. What Is Music? The Sequel

  2. In what ways have we learned to organize sound? • Pitch • Rhythm • Timber • Melody • Harmony

  3. Is there another way to organize these elements? • F O R M

  4. What is musical form? • Musical form is: • the structure of the composition • the order and transition of sections • a blueprint or map, which describes the overall shape of the musical work

  5. Every form has a…. • Beginning • Middle • End

  6. Typical forms • A-B-A • Rondo • Sonata-Allegro • Song • Theme & Variation • Canon

  7. Song form • Verse • Refrain • Verse • Refrain • Example: JT's "Mirrors"

  8. A – B – A • An idea • Followed by a different idea • Followed by the first idea performed a second time

  9. Example of A-B-A • A-B-A form visualized in Mixcraft

  10. Rondo • A • B • A • C • A • D • A

  11. Example of Rondo form • tutorial on Rondo

  12. Sonata-Allegro • Exposition • Development • Recapitulation

  13. Example of Sonata-Allegro form • Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 with listening map • Just for fun….. • Beethoven's Wig

  14. Theme & Variation • ….takes a main idea and repeats it while adding a twist, or a remix.

  15. There are several ways to change up the theme and create multiple variations…. • Change the rhythm (like Mississippi hot dog) • Change the harmony (chords or scale) • Change the instruments or timber • Change the style • Change the tempo • Add effects like repetition, arpeggio, canon

  16. Example of Theme & Variation • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Mozart) • piano soloist

  17. Canon • A melody followed by the same melody starting a short interval later. The two melodies on top of each other create harmony.

  18. Example of Canon • Pachabel’sCanon • Pachelbel's Canon on original instruments Do So La MiFa Do Fa So C G Am Em F C F G

  19. ……but wait, there’s more….. • Look ahead for a few more techniques to guide you in your next assignment.

  20. Improvisation • Musical conversation………. • ……….within guidelines…….. • …………which are specified or implied

  21. Listen to examples of improvisation • Billy Taylor demonstration • Winton Marsalis on improvisation

  22. Ostinato • A repeated pattern or phrase • Usually a rhythm or single pitch, but can be a melody • “Ostinato” is an Italian word for stubborn

  23. Listen to examples of ostinato: • Faith Hill sings "Little Drummer Boy” • Dudamel conducts Ravel's "Bolero"

  24. The iPads are charging! • Your assignment: • Work in collaboration with a partner • Create an improvisation to include the elements we have learned • Notate and perform your improvisation

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  26. …..and….. • Thumbjam • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT1dD2DJw9o • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ibPbp6-gRI

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