MUSI 1530 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: List Of Musical Symbols, The Minstrel Show, Folk Art
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Embodies numerical principles and affirms laws of nature. Affirms a progressive mastery of performance techniques and sound patterns. Divided: true rational/progressive, imitative impressionistic/reactionary. Not derived from its relation to any other reality. Identical to the principle of its own organization. Manipulates conventions to product a contrived effect on the listener. No reality beyond the relationship between notes. Manages the relationship between our public and private emotional lives. Shapes memory and organizes our sense of time. Smallest unit of sound is a hertz (hz) cycle/second (cps) Relationship between distinct phrases/rhythms: melody: succession of pitch/main point. Length of time of an untrained/trained singer without taking a breath pause. The levels of pitch: ascending, descending, pendular, iterative (flat) Ornamentation: devices used to add flourishes to a melody/harmony, syllable one not/syllable, harmony: 2 or more stimulus pitches. 2 or more chords heard in one succession: rhythm: measurement of music in time (beats per min. ) E. g. backbeat accents on 2 and 4.
