Elements - The Basics
The Beats
Sounds
Perception of Music
100
These are the four basic 'ingredients' of every song.
What is: melody, harmony, rhythm & dynamics.
100
It is the pattern of how music moves through time in a pattern with notes of different duration and stress.
What is: Rhythm.
100
The volume of the music.
What is: Dynamics.
100
We respond to music by using our bodies...kinesthetic response.
What is: Sensory
200
The notes are heard as a unit. It moves step by step making it easier to follow.
What is Melody.
200
The speed of music.
What is: Tempo.
200
The simplest kind of music where there is only a single melody line with nothing supporting it - one voice.
What is: Monophonic.
200
We can 'associate' with music in four ways.
What are: movie & t.v., advertising, conditioning & personal symbolism.
300
The rise and fall of the notes in a song.
What is: Shape.
300
The pulse or beat of a song.
What is: Meter.
300
A single melody line with a simple accompaniment - same voice... i.e. (church hymn).
What is: Homophonic.
300
We 'perceive' music in this way because it creates an image and presents a direction on where the song will go. i.e. - Fur Elise by Beethoven.
What is: Program Music.
400
From the lowest note to the highest note in the piece of music.
What is: Range.
400
Two or more rhythms being played at the same time.
What is: Polyrhythm.
400
Two or more equally important melody lines going on at the same time - many voices.
What is: Polyphonic
400
This music requires no image...it is considered random notes placed together.
What is: Absolute.
500
The special sound quality of any instrument or voice.
What is: Timbre.
500
The 'stressing' of a normally unstressed beat in a measure. Hint: Vanilla Ice!
What is: Syncopation.
500
Everyone performs at the same time - different versions of the same melody.
What is: Heterophonic.
500
Mr. Lee considers this to be the 'sugar' of all music.
What is: Dynamics.
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