MUS 1751 Lecture : Music Notes 1
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Classical music: high art or learned , timeless qualities, emphasizes choral & instrumental music music, precise notation, acoustic instruments. Attending a concert of classical music: preparation, develop familiarity with the music, learn history of the composer, composition (music dictionary- grove dictionary, best sound usually near back of first balcony, the conductors gestures indicate important musical. Steps to good listening: learn how music works, focus soley on the music, practice. Definition: the organization of beats and time in music; it gives a shape, or profile, to the melody and vitality and definition to a melody. Beat- an even, steady, pulse: divides musical time into equal segments; present in all music, can be strongly felt or barley perceptible, creates a physical response: tapping foot/ clapping. Note values- whole 1/1, half , quarter , eighth 1/8, sixteenth 1/16. Triple relationships do exist with use of a dot". Whole note , half note (open circle like quarter), quarter note, etc. (picture symbols)
