MUS 189 Lecture 1: Lecture Notes MUS189
16 Oct 2018
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Mus 189 great ideas in western music. Melody: a line, or the tone, most basic element of communication. Contour: how melody moves up and down, overall shape. Range: span of pitches, distance between lowest and highest notes. Phrases: unit that make up a melody, unit of meaning within large structure. Cadences: phrases end in resting places similar to commas. Counter melody: a melody may be accompanied by secondary melody. Musical sound: something that has a perceivable and measurable pitch. Pitch: depends on length or size of vibrating object. Note: representation of pitch with a symbol, designates frequency and duration. Staff: five parallel lines that a note sits on. Climax: the high point in a melodic line, peak of intensity and range. Rhythm: what makes music move forward in time, start to end. Meter: grouping and way of organizing patterns, organizes flow of piece. Downbeat: first a(cid:272)(cid:272)e(cid:374)ted (cid:271)eat i(cid:374) a (cid:373)eter"s patter(cid:374), do(cid:449)(cid:374)(cid:449)ard stroke of a (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)tor"s ha(cid:374)d.
