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Introduction to Music

Introduction to Music. Chapter 5: Melody Chapter 6: Harmony Chapter 7: Key. What is a melody ?. “…a series of single tones which add up to a recognizable whole.” (Kamien) a complete musical thought. Anatomy of a melody. repetition/new material s teps/skips Sequences .

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Introduction to Music

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  1. Introduction to Music Chapter 5: Melody Chapter 6: Harmony Chapter 7: Key

  2. What is a melody? • “…a series of single tones which add up to a recognizable whole.” (Kamien) • a complete musical thought

  3. Anatomy of a melody • repetition/new material • steps/skips • Sequences. • Contour or “melodic curve” often define a melody

  4. Melody ContoursMatch the melody sound with the visual contour. Melody 1 Contour A Melody 2 Contour B Contour C Melody 3 Melody 4 Contour D

  5. Anatomy of a melody legato = smooth, connected melody tones staccato = detached, separated melody tones Style:

  6. Anatomy of a melody Phrase : melody :: clause : sentence Opening phrase—more to come Closing phrase—done! Question, answer arrangement Cadence =stopping point at the end of a phrase incomplete cadence≈ a musical comma complete cadence≈ a musical period

  7. Theme A melody that serves as a building block for a larger, longer piece. VIMP after ca. 1700! Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3

  8. Harmony • dissonance • consonance • the simultaneous sounding of different tones • “…the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other.” (Kamien) These terms defy easy definition! • generally, dissonance resolves to consonance

  9. Harmony Tonic chord--built on “do” The “HOME” chord Dominant--built on sol The “AWAY” chord The dissonant dominant chord generally resolves to the consonant tonic chord. Chord = harmony made of ≥3 tones

  10. Key = Tonality The scale and chords together support the centrality of . . . the egotism of a tone

  11. melody scale style legato staccato phrase cadence sequence contour theme harmony dissonance consonance chord dominant tonic resolve / resolution key You need to know:

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