MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unpitched Percussion Instrument, Noh, The Star-Spangled Banner
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Office hours: fridays 1-3 pm, tsh 416 or make an apt. Basic terms and concepts about sound: terminology evolved with music in the classical tradition, vocabulary important for communication. How we relate to what we"re hearing. Very personal reactions to different sounds and music: musical works may include things we consider noise e. g. airplane propellers, traffic, etc. Abcdefg [a] second a vibrates twice as quickly as first a. Sept. 8, 2014: melody: a series of musical notes designed to be sung or played in succession. Melodic motion by step: conjunct: a smooth, connected melody that moves principally by small intervals, most pop songs, musical theatre songs. Melodic motion by skipping pitches: disjunct jumps around : a disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps, e. g. Handel"s hallelujah chorus ( and he shall reign forever and ever : e. g. Star spangled banner ( oh say can you see by the dawn"s early light )
