DISCOVERY OF MUSIC
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The Nature of Music
Music is defined as Organized Sound.
There are four (4) elements which make up music. They are:
T Timbre - the quality of the sound, tonal color, or the texture of the music.
R Rhythm - the flow of music through time.
I Intensity - dynamics, volume.
P Pitch - the highness or lowness of the tone, frequency of the pitch, vibrations.
The three (3) modes of listening are:
S Sensuous – the emotional/physical response from the music.
E Entertainment – listen to music for the sake of the music.
A Analytical – to break down the music into its components.
There are four Families of intruments in the Orchestra:
BRASS
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba
STRINGS
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Harp
Harpsichord
WOODWINDS
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Contra Bassoon
Saxophone
PERCUSSION
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Tympani
Chimes
Xylophone
Cymbal
Maracas
Triangle
Piano
Other instrumental groupings are:
Chordophones – intruments using strings to produce sounds; guitar, banjo, ukelele, sitar, kyoto, etc…
Aerophones – instruments using air to produce sounds; accordian, harmonica, recorder, tin wistle, hunting horn, diggeridoo, bagpipes, etc…
Membranophones – instruments using a membrane to produce sounds; Indian drums, African drums, etc…
Ideophones – instruments which have pitch and are struck to produce sound; Indonesian Gamalon
FYI – website for musical instrument classification
http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/instruments/instrumentmain.html
Classifications should be by Orchestral Families first!
Changing instruments can change the timbre of a piece of music, sometimes for the better, sometimes not.
Peter and the Wolf
Written by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, 1891-1953, to help Russian children learn about musical instruments.
Bird – Flute
Duck – Oboe
Cat – Clarinet
Peter – Violin, Strings
Grandfather – Bassoon
Wolf – French Horn
Hunters – Tympani
The Human voice is also an instrument. Air from the lungs is exhaled and begins vibrating via the vocal folds. The air resonates in the sinuses and the back of our mouths and is formed into words by the shape of the tongue, mouth and lips. We can change pitch by changing the tension of our vocal folds.
The voice classifications are: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass.
The Nature of Music
Music is defined as Organized Sound.
There are four (4) elements which make up music. They are:
T Timbre - the quality of the sound, tonal color, or the texture of the music.
R Rhythm - the flow of music through time.
I Intensity - dynamics, volume.
P Pitch - the highness or lowness of the tone, frequency of the pitch, vibrations.
The three (3) modes of listening are:
S Sensuous – the emotional/physical response from the music.
E Entertainment – listen to music for the sake of the music.
A Analytical – to break down the music into its components.
There are four Families of intruments in the Orchestra:
BRASS
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba
STRINGS
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Harp
Harpsichord
WOODWINDS
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Contra Bassoon
Saxophone
PERCUSSION
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Tympani
Chimes
Xylophone
Cymbal
Maracas
Triangle
Piano
Other instrumental groupings are:
Chordophones – intruments using strings to produce sounds; guitar, banjo, ukelele, sitar, kyoto, etc…
Aerophones – instruments using air to produce sounds; accordian, harmonica, recorder, tin wistle, hunting horn, diggeridoo, bagpipes, etc…
Membranophones – instruments using a membrane to produce sounds; Indian drums, African drums, etc…
Ideophones – instruments which have pitch and are struck to produce sound; Indonesian Gamalon
FYI – website for musical instrument classification
http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/instruments/instrumentmain.html
Classifications should be by Orchestral Families first!
Changing instruments can change the timbre of a piece of music, sometimes for the better, sometimes not.
Peter and the Wolf
Written by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, 1891-1953, to help Russian children learn about musical instruments.
Bird – Flute
Duck – Oboe
Cat – Clarinet
Peter – Violin, Strings
Grandfather – Bassoon
Wolf – French Horn
Hunters – Tympani
The Human voice is also an instrument. Air from the lungs is exhaled and begins vibrating via the vocal folds. The air resonates in the sinuses and the back of our mouths and is formed into words by the shape of the tongue, mouth and lips. We can change pitch by changing the tension of our vocal folds.
The voice classifications are: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass.