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MUSIC VOCABULARYSteady beat- a constant pulse or beat in the music with the same amount of silence between each beat. | | | | | | Pattern- information that is repeated the same way over again, so you can predict what is coming next.Strong & weak beat- the tendency of the music to have stronger emphasis on some beats and less on others. It helps to create meter in music (4) |…|… (3) |..|.. (2) |.|.Patriotic music- music that shows love for one’s own country.Form- the overall patterns found in a piece of music: call/response, question/answer, verse/refrain, ABA, ABAC, etc. Melody- the main tune of a piece of music; it’s how you know what the song isFolk music- music that is about regular people, their lives, villages, families, and celebrations. It is usually an oral tradition (learned by ear) and not written down.Rhythm- the movement of the music within the steady beat.Solo- only one person singing or playing an instrument.Unison- more than one person singing or playing the same part.Harmony- the singing or playing of two or more different pitches at the same time.Ostinato- a repeated rhythmic or melodic poser- a person who writes music.Conductor- a person who leads or directs the ensemble.Pitch- how high or low the music soundsPitched- an instrument that has different sized components or has the ability to change its size so as to create different high and low sounds (woodwind, brass, and stringed instruments; some percussion- xylophone, timpani, steel drum, etc.)Unpitched- an instrument that can only play one sound; it cannot go higher or lower to play a tune (most drums, cymbals, triangles, etc.) Unpitched percussion can be classified into: membranes (drums), wood (wood blocks, keegee sticks), metal (triangle, tambourine, sleigh bells), and shakers (shakers and maracas)Tempo- the speed of the musicDynamics- how loud or soft the music isDa Capo- Italian for “head” means to go to the beginning of a piece of musicCoda- Italian for “tail” means to go to the end of a piece of musicStaff- place where the music is written; can help to indicated the pitch; modern staff has 5 lines and 4 spacesBarline- vertical lines that divide the staff Measure- what you get when the staff is divided by barlinesLullaby- music that is sung or played to make babies fall asleepPentatonic scale- a 5 note scale with a step and a half skip between the 3rd and 4th scale degree; ex. “do, re, mi, sol, la”Lyrics- the words that are sungMood- the overall feeling created by a piece of music COMPOSERSWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1792)Salszburg, AustriaMusical family- could play piano @ 4 and toured with sister and father at 6ClassicalPlayed piano, harpsichord, and violinWrote hundreds of pieces of music including: 16 operas, 41 symphonies, 25 masses, etc.Eine Klein Nachtmusik, RequiemFranz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Rohrau, AustriaNon-musical family- moved at age 6 to relatives house not to see family againSturm und Drang, Classical, and popular music stylePlayed piano, harpsichord, violin, and sungPrankster in life and musicWrote more music than any other composer of his timeSym. No. 101 “Clock”, Sym. No. 94 “Surprise”Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)Bonn, GermanyFather was musical taught his son about musicClassical and RomanticPlayed piano, violin, celloStarted going deaf in his 20’sWrote lots of music for piano and for other instruments that wasn’t as common at the timeSym. No. 5, Moonlight SonataJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Born in GermanyMusical style- BaroquePlayed: organ violin, viola, and harpsichordHe became an orphan; both parents died when he was 10 years oldLived with Johann Christoph BachWrote much of his music for the churchMarried twice and had 20 childrenMusical pieces: “Musical Offering,” “Well-Tempered Clavier,” “Toccata and Fugue in D minor,” and “Brandenburg Concertos”ANTONIO LUCIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)ItalianStyle-BaroqueHad asthma, so played the violinStudied to become a priestBecause of red hair, was nicknamed “Il Prete Roso” or “The Red Priest”Worked at an orphanage for 30 yearsMusic considered playfulFamous music “Le Quattro Stagioni” (The Four Seasons)Funeral took place at St. Stephens Cathedral where a young Haydn was singing in the choirGood Vocal Technique: good posture (what you do with your body to prepare- sitting up straight and tall or standing straight and tall), air support, clear tone (articulating words), maintaining the correct pitchINSTRUMENT FAMILIESWoodwinds- any instrument in which the air is blown across a surface where the air hits splits and vibratesFluteOboeClarinetSaxophoneBassoonBass clarinetRecorderPiccoloEnglish hornBrass- any instrument that requires the lips to vibrate into a mouthpiece to create the soundtrumpettromboneFrench hornEuphonium/BaritoneTubaSousaphonePercussion- any instrument that you must strike, shake or scrape to create the vibrationsSnare drumBass drumCymbalsXylophone/ marimbaTimpaniBongosGuiroMaracasStrings- any instrument where the strings vibrate by bowing, plucking, or strummingViolinViolaCelloString bassAcoustic guitarHarpMandolinUkuleleElectric guitarElectric bassHOW MUSIC IS USED/WAYS TO EXPERIENCE MUSICCelebrationsParadesTo honor one’s countryFor praiseHolidaysOn the radioSingDancePlay instrumentsOn listening devices (tablets, phones, portable player, IPOD, MP3, etc.)Video gamesMoviesTV showsCommercialsWhat affects musicWarHistorical eventsMovements in artPoliticsLyricsCountry/region/immigrationInstrumentation/timbreMOODSHappy/excited- Allegro (bright and cheerful), mezzoforte-fortissimo (medium loud- very loud), medium to high pitchSad- adagio (slow), piano-mezzoforte (quiet-medium loud), medium pitchScary/dangerous- andante (walking speed)-moderato (moderate speed), pianissimo-fortissimo (very quietly- very loud), low pitchesPeaceful- adagio (slow), pianissimo-mezzopiano (very quietly-medium quiet), medium pitchAdventurous- moderato (moderate speed), pianissimo-fortissimo usually crescendoing, low-high pitchesINSTRUMENTS ................
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