MU 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chord Progression, Conga, Piano
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Chapter 1: elements of music, properties of sound. Harmony= provides depth, simultaneous notes, 2 or more, blending. Melody= vocal, most interesting part are riffs which are the building blocks of melody, repeated, linear. 4 properties of sound: timbre/tone color. How one can identify instrument or sound: pitch. Instruments and voices used: performance style, pitches, intensity, duration. 5 sources: inherited instruments from contributing styles, new ways to play instruments, creation of new instruments specifically for popular music, use of electronic technology for sound modification, use of found instruments. 19th century popular music used same instruments as classical music: piano, acoustic guitar, band/orchestra instruments, anglo. Newly created instruments: electric bass, synthesized drums, electronic keyboard, synthesizers. Found instruments: wash boards, jugs, dj scratching, steel drums, rhythm section. Includes at least one chord section, one bass and one percussion instrument: electric guitar. Replaced acoustic piano: synthesizers= create different sounds. Rhythm instruments provide harmony: performance style= way musicians sing and play instruments, chuck berry.
