Auditory Arts Elements MID LESSONSS.pptx

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1. Auditory Arts Elements

2. What is music? Music- is composed of tones and silences organized in such a manner to convey the emotions and ideas conceived by the composer Music, art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for beauty of form or emotional expression, usually according to cultural standards of rhythm, melody, and, in most Western music, harmony. Music is an art that, in one guise or another, permeates every human society.

3. What is music? Throughout history, music has been an important adjunct to ritual and drama and has been credited with the capacity to reflect and influence human emotion. Popular culture has consistently exploited these possibilities, most conspicuously today by means of radio, film, television, musical theatre, and the Internet.

4. Music as auditory art Music moves through time, thus it is called temporal. Music appreciation is the acquired ability to listen to music intelligently.

5. 3 components of music: -ability to appreciate music is not inborn -acquired by anyone who makes up his mind to do so -conscious effort

6. Functions of Music 1. An attempt to imitate the natural sound 2. Release of one’s emotions or feelings (therapeutic) 3. As signals in wars 4. Means of worship and vehicles of rituals 5. Used to accompany dance 6. A form of entertainment in community celebrations 7. Symbols of life’s cycles

7. Sound (Tones): The Physical Material Property of Music Vibration is what produced a sound Regular vibrations produce tones or musical sounds Irregular sounds yield noise

8. Four general qualities in sound : 1. Timbre This refers to the quality which enables us to distinguish one sound from another A sound may not be audible unless it is amplified by something. Resonator - any object which amplifies the vibrations.

9. Four general qualities in sound : 2. Pitch This refers to the relative highness or lowness or a tone This is the result of the frequency of vibrations The higher the frequency the higher the pitch

10. Four general qualities in sound : Scale- series of different tones which are arranged at definite fixed distances or intervals from one another. Octave- western music uses a scale consisting of 12 pitches in 7 different tones designated as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or la, ti , do, re, mi fa sol. Sharps - mean a tone is to be raised Flats - tone to be lowered

11. Four general qualities in sound : 3. Intensity This refers to the loudness or softness of a sound This results from the pressure or force which is used to cause the vibrations that produce a sound Dynamics - the degree of loudness or softness in music

12. Four general qualities in sound : Dynamics Indicators: A. Forte- loudly B. Fortissimo- very loudly C. Piano - softly D. Pianissimo- very softly

13. Four general qualities in sound : Dynamics Indicators: E. Mezzo Forte - medium loud F. Mezzo Piano - medium soft G. Crescendo- gradually louder H.Decrescendo or diminuendo- gradually softer

14. Four general qualities in sound : 4. Duration It refers to the length of time which a sound occupies. Notes- relative time values indicated in musical notation by symbols

15. Types of Notes

16. Elements of Music

17. A. RHYTHM The tones and silences of varying durations moving through time Time signatures: 1. 2/4 2. 3/4 3. 4/4 4. 6/8

18. B. MELODY Melody is the pitch added to the rhythm other synonymous terms: Tune, air, theme, motif and melodic line.

19. Characteristics of Melody: A. Dimension a. Length - an amount of time or how long or short a note, phrase, section, or composition lasts. b. Range -distance between the highest and lowest notes.

20. Characteristics of Melody: B. Progression The motion of upward or downward, the distance between one tone and the next as the melody moves forward.

21. Characteristics of Melody: C. Direction Considers the distance between individual, successive tones - Relate to the climax of the repertoire. D. Register Considers the pitch of most notes Are they mostly high.

22. 3 . HARMONY The simultaneous sounding of tones . Melody is the horizontal aspect while harmony the vertical side. Tonality - or key feeling results when a single key is used thus providing a tonal center. Chord -3 or more tones of different pitches sounded together . Consonance - quality when the combination of sounds or tones is satisfying or pleasant. If unpleasant - dissonance or discord (producing tension)

23. 4. TONE COLOR This is the result of tempo, dynamics and the timbre or the medium or mediums. Tempo - speed indicated into: a. presto – very fast b. Allegro -fast c. Moderato - moderate speed d. andante- moderate slow

24. 4. TONE COLOR e. Adagio -slow f . Largo -very slow g. Ritardando -the gradual slowing down h. Accelerando -gradual increase i . Tempo rubato -music to be played with irregularity.

25. 5. TEXTURE This is the characteristic disposition and relationship between melody and harmony. Types of Textures: 1. Monophonic - one melody is sung or played with no accompaniment 2. Homophonic - song sung to the chordal accompaniment of a guitar or piano or any instrument or two people sing one soprano and the other alto, homophonic music is produced.

26. 5. TEXTURE 3. Polyphonic - Polyphonic results when two or more melodies are played together 4. Heterophony - is a texture created by the simultaneously varying a single melody. It is usually associated with non-folk or non-Western music.

27. 6. FORM The overall design or plan is called a musical structure or musical form. Sectional forms: Binary Form Ternary Form