[MUS1301] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (33 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Music
• Course: MUS 1301
• Professor: Genvieve Bazinet

Document Summary

The rational organization of sounds and silences passing through time. Created by sound waves (the vibrations that reflect slight differences in air pressure) Speed of the vibration determines whether pitches are low or high. Precise notation- written down very carefully and performed exactly the same way each time. Styles of classical music- mostly coincides with visual art eras or literary eras. Modern era 1900-1985 - beginning of electronic music. Postmodern era 1945-present - recreation of older music. Has been apart of our lives since infancy. Beat: a regularily recurring sound that divides the passing of time into equal units. Tempo: speed at which the beat sounds (allegro presto lento grave) Meter: organizing beats into groups (measures/bars, downbeat, accents) A series of notes arranged in order to form a distinctive recognizable musical unit. Scale: a sequential arrangement of pitches, ascend and descend in an unvarying pattern.