An Introduction to Music

Nick Klezek
Why live Music

Music - Essential Life Component

• Human Brain has natural affinity

towards music. A musical activity
improves intellectual brain activity.

• Music skills enhance Self

Confidence, Social Bonding and
Success in society .

• Playing music helps in bringing

down Stress levels and improves
overall health and well being. From Loving to Living Music
• Actively playing music (living music) is
infinitely more enjoyable than passively
listening to it

• Every Human being has the potential to

evolve into a Musical genius with
proper training and Practice
Musical Note

Duration
• Duration tells how long the note
lasts or the Time Value of the note Whole note Half Note Quarter Note Eighth Note
• This is usually expressed in Beats 4 Beats 2 Beats 1 Beat half Beat

(measure of time in music) Time value of Notes

Pitch
• Auditory property helping sound to Higher Notes
be perceived as higher or lower
Lower Notes
• Depends on Frequency, expressed in
Quarter Note A on Staff = 440 Hz
Hertz (cycles per second)

Tone and Note

• A sound of a specific frequency and pitch is referred to as a Musical Tone. In addition to

these Tone has following Attributes

• Tones of specific frequency are referred to as Musical Notes and have associated names.
E.g. Notes, C, D, E, F in western music
Melody – Musical Scales
Most of the Music systems in the world use Diatonic Scale as the basic framework for musical
Compositions which follows same pattern of Pitch distances T T S T T T S

8 C C D E F G A B C
7 Guitar
B

6 A

Piano
5 G C D E F G A B C

4 F Staff
S Notation
3 E

English Notes C D E F G A B C
2 D

T Indian Notes Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa

1 C
Spanish Notes Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do

Pitch gaps in a Diatonic Scale Diatonic Notes Names in various Music Systems
Expressing Emotions through Music

Emotion Melody Rhythm Harmony (Chord/

Tonality)

Happiness, Wide Range Consistent, Major

Excitement Strong, Loud, Fast

Love, Affection, Medium Gentle, Major

Tenderness Medium Tempo

Sadness flat Slow Minor

Tranquillity flat Smooth, Gentle Major/Minor

Triumph, Wide Jumps Energetic, Power Chord

Ecstasy Loud,
Fast

This is only a Rough Guideline. The infinitely complex musical structures and patterns allow
Infinitely Complex Emotions to be Expressed with Music
We welcome your involvement in living music

THANK YOU
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