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Music Elements Exploration: Harmony, Dynamics, Form, and Timbre

Dive into the world of music elements such as harmony, dynamics, form, and timbre through engaging activities and examples. Explore the relationship between pitches, volume variations, structural forms, and distinct tone qualities of instruments. Discover major and minor keys, chord progressions, and the unique sounds instruments create. Immerse yourself in dynamic music examples and learn to recognize different tempos and forms. Enhance your understanding of timbre and how it influences the character of a musical composition. Enjoy an interactive session to deepen your appreciation of music fundamentals.

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Music Elements Exploration: Harmony, Dynamics, Form, and Timbre

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  1. Bell Ringer – 8/28 (You’re NOW being graded on these!) Early Release Day! • TABLET/Smart Phone • m.socrative.com – Room 38178 • NO TABLET (or not working) • There are Bell Ringers cards on the table in the fourth box. Take 1 and answer the question on there (make sure you put your name and date!) • Turn it in to the class box. • QUESTIONS: Fill in the blank (multiple choice on devices) • 1. ___________ is how high or low an instrument plays. • 2. ___________ is the memorable tune you sing down the hallway.

  2. Elements of Music – Part 2

  3. Harmony • The relationship between two or more simultaneous pitches • Creates a chord progression • Melody is horizontal while harmony is vertical

  4. Harmony • Cello line is the melody • Harmony is created by multiple notes at once

  5. Harmony • Generally created by more than one instrument • Some exceptions: • Piano, guitar, violin, cello, viola, bass, xylophone… • Anything with KEYS or STRINGS can create melody on their own (you can play two keys/strings at one time)

  6. Harmony • Major – happy, bright • Minor – sad, dark • http://youtu.be/6RmO6fc-FdE?t=10s

  7. Harmony Examples • Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade • Mussorgsky • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5r8sa863Ts

  8. Dynamic • The volume of a note • The written or printed musical notation used to indicate volume • Derived from Italian

  9. Dynamics • Piano – soft • Mezzo Piano – medium soft • Mezzo Forte – medium loud • Forte – loud

  10. Dynamics • Dynamics are written UNDER the music • Performers play that dynamic until another one appears

  11. Dynamic Examples • Piano: • October • Eric Whitacre • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EoUAbODO34 • Forte: • Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev • Mussorgsky • http://youtu.be/2rVci4h8TkM?t=4m40s

  12. Form • The structure of a particular piece • How its parts are put together to make the whole

  13. Form • AB • ABA • ABACA • ABA’CDA • ABCB’A

  14. Form Examples • Piano Sonata K331 • Mozart • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOuv-e2X7vo

  15. Timbre (pronounced Tam-ber) • The quality of a sound • Distinguishes different types of sound production • Different voices and instruments • Also known as tone color

  16. Timbre • Each instrument has its own timbre – a flute sounds different than a trumpet • We’ll review the sounds of the more popular instruments and then play a game related to them

  17. Applying our Elements Star Wars Theme! • What dynamic are they playing in the opening theme? • What dynamic are they playing in the second theme? • What dynamic is the flute solo? • Is there harmony at the 1:45 point? What about after that? • What is the tempo? • What is the form of the piece?

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