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What is Music?
What is Music?
• The Organization of Sound in Time
What is Music?
• The Organization of Sound in Time
• Sound
• Time
• Organization
Hearing vs Listening
• Passive listening (hearing) - being
mildly aware of sound
• Size
• Shape
• Color
• Texture
Elements of Music
•Pitch
•Duration
•Dynamics
•Timbre
Pitch
• High or low sounds (notes)
Pitch
• High or low sounds (notes)
• Melody - the “tune”. A series of pitches
heard one at a time.
• Motive - a short, instantly recognizable
idea. Like a musical "word". Usually, a
melody consists of several motives.
Pitch
• Harmony: Two or more sounds heard at
the same time. Chords.
• Consonant - stable sound
• Dissonant - unstable sound
Pitch
• Interval - The distance between two
pitches.
• Conjunct - step (small interval)
• Disjunct - leap (large interval)
Pitch
• Vibrato - a rapid, slight variation of pitch.