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Music Music has been an important part of the activities of humankind since the beginning of recorded history. Today, music is important in ways that were unimaginable during earlier times. It plays a vital and important role in the lives of human beings. It is found everywhere in our world -- on television and radio; in our homes, automobiles, airplanes, and offices. Humans use music in a variety of ways--- for everything from personal entertainment to contemplative activities. Music has the power to influence psychological aspects of behavior both consciously and unconsciously and acquiring a knowledge of music may create a deeper eenetiity in humans for their environment and social culture and it is believed to enrich life. The Elements of Music As with all the arts, Music has its own language called the Elements of Music. These Elements are: Melody Tempo Dynamics Harmony Form Timbre Rhythm MELODY Melody is the tune of a song. Everyone knows the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How | wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How | wonder what you are! TEMPO Tempo: is the speed of a song. Largo: is slow speed Andante: is walking Allegro: is fast DYNAMICS Dynamics: is volume within the song Anything with a “p” in music means soft p is soft (piano) pp is very soft (pianissimo) anything with an “f’ means loud (forte) ff means very loud (fortissimo) m= medium (mezzo) NEVER used by itself: mp= medium soft (mezzo piano) mf= med. loud (mezzo forte) pppp decrescendo (or diminuendo) gradually getting softer Caribbean Cruise LEVEL FOUR , With a Latin lilt Gilbert DeBenedetti Greensleeves Level 4 Traditional English Flowing Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti 2 HARMONY Harmony is 2 or more notes played at the same time. It normally takes at least 2 people to sing harmony or 2 instruments to play harmony. Exceptions are piano, guitar, banjo, harp, (or any stringed instrument) FORM Form: is how the music is setup For example: + Twinkle, Twinkle little star + How! wonder what you are...... (A) + Up above the world so high + Like a diamond in the sky........... (B) + Twinkle, Twinkle little star + How | wonder what you.............. (A) BUT it is not about the same words (as in poetry) its about the tune. (Sing it and see!) Timbre In music this relates to the instrument families For example: + Brass---has a buzz mouthpiece to produce sound (trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba) + Woodwind—needs a wooden reed to produce sound (clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon) + Percussion~—-sound is made by striking it to sound (drum, piano, cymbals, triangle) * _ Strings~-ound is produced by plucking, or strumming to vibrate stig (violin, vol, ilo, bass) Voice Categories: + Soprano—high female * Alto---low female + Tenor---high male + Bass-—low male Timbre In music this relates to the instrument families For example: + Brass---has a buzz mouthpiece to produce sound (trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba) + Woodwind—needs a wooden reed to produce sound (clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon) + Percussion~—-sound is made by striking it to sound (drum, piano, cymbals, triangle) * _ Strings~-ound is produced by plucking, or strumming to vibrate stig (violin, vol, ilo, bass) Voice Categories: + Soprano—high female * Alto---low female + Tenor---high male + Bass-—low male RHYTHM 4 3 2 6 = >examples of time signature, top # tells you how “4 4° 4” 8 many beats per measure phe 4 timing means there are four beats per measure 1424+1=24/4 S+ria4 241+ 124 U ' uw U Tv Bar Lines Measure 1 Measure 2 Any combo works as long as it ads up to the top # RHYTHM 4 3 2 6 = >examples of time signature, top # tells you how “4 4° 4” 8 many beats per measure phe 4 timing means there are four beats per measure 1424+1=24/4 S+ria4 241+ 124 U ' uw U Tv Bar Lines Measure 1 Measure 2 Any combo works as long as it ads up to the top # Mary Had A Little Lamb (SS PTie=ry mada ite tle lamb. hts eece was white as enow., im Eon Me ee eee es SSS = ot +++ —+ Lecyrherettet Re) wt, be ib waste ge ‘tohowe ner t2sehenl ene day, sengolone cay, 22nea! one day. It eAGA 82 eB AABA CoO facioned her to schoo) oneaay, When was against the rules. It mace the cntaren loupyane play, laugh an lay, ugh anapey. it B AGA 8B BB ACA A 6 i = 8 a Sa a a ee a

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