MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Turkish Tambur

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Music Academics
• Course: MUS 121
• Professor: Dr.Mary L.Bailey

Document Summary

Rhythms is pattern and duration of sound and silence; Rhythm is most primal element of the four, speaks as music without the need of melody. Tempo drastically changes listening experience. (like in greatly impact: faster te(cid:373)po: e(cid:374)ergized, , lo(cid:449)er te(cid:373)po: sad(cid:374)ess, . Melody: organization of pitches in a recognizable pattern. (dictionary definition-ish: ge(cid:374)erall(cid:455), a good (cid:373)elod(cid:455)"s pit(cid:272)hes (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e i(cid:374) the sa(cid:373)e ra(cid:374)ge of high(cid:374)ess/lo(cid:449)(cid:374)ess, (cid:862)earworm(cid:863): a (cid:373)elod(cid:455) so good it (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t lea(cid:448)e (cid:455)ou alo(cid:374)e. Volume level of music described in italian terms: piano (soft, forte (loud) Mezzo = half or medium: pianissimo = very soft, mezzo forte = medium loud. Quality of sound: where response to liking/disliking a song or piece of music typically occurs. Borrows from other senses to support aural sense (aural sense = sense of hearing: bright, (cid:449)ar(cid:373), dark, harsh, et(cid:272) . A secondary line used to enhance melody.