MUSI 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Equal Temperament, Bessie Smith, African-American Music

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Scale- contains at least 7 notes for western music (minimum of 7 notes) Western music (cid:523)what"s playing on the radio(cid:524) in north america. Melodies came from the scale, can"t form melody without a scale. Melody is also known as the tune. In music it refers to when two or more notes. Classified as consonant (pleasant) or dissonant (tense). Happy (major chords) and sad (minor chords) Chord is at least 3 notes (different notes) Specific patterns of short and long durations as it relates to the melody or harmony. Established by the pulse (beat) actual pulse of music. Nature or the characteristic of the sound. Texture and tember are the same thing. Organizations of all individual sections of a music piece. Tarnary form- (cid:885) part aba or abc". Establish back beat beats 2 and 4. Though west african connections may predominate, cross-ancestry within. Native american and european culture is also part of development of.

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