These spaces are called measures. Unless the meter changes within a song, the same number of beats will always be played in each measure, so the pattern of the beats repeats. It is this repetition that allows a listener to keep time to the music and, if appropriate, to be able to dance to it.įor example, a song with two beats per measure, called a duple meter, can be counted "1-2 1-2 1-2" in equal length and repeated throughout the entire song. A song with three beats per measure, called a triple meter, can be counted "1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3." The triple meter is the meter for waltzes. Quadruple meters are counted "1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4," and other meters continue in this fashion. MeterĪ song's meter is how the beats are arranged, usually in terms of strong and weak beats. A meter will tell how many strong beats there are during a certain space of music. BeatĪ beat is what is responsible for giving music its rhythm. A beat divides music into sections of time it is the music's pulse. Often, the percussion instruments in a song's performance are what play the beats. When listeners clap their hands or stomp their feet to music, it is usually to the music's beats. The overall movement of a piece of music can be labeled its "rhythm." Rhythm is an arrangement of sounds in a piece of music, and there are several components that make up rhythm. The arrangement of sounds often follows some kind of pattern of alternating sounds and silences through a period of time. Thus, the sounds and silences, and specifically how they are arranged, create a sense of flow to a composition. Rhythm is influenced by the beat, meter, and tempo of a piece. Having a working knowledge of these elements of music can aid the listener in discussing music with others and also give the listener a deeper appreciation of individual musical compositions. Not only do the sound characteristics of music help the brain determine that what it hears is music, but elements of music can also be analyzed by the brain to evaluate their quality and experience, and even evoke a particular reaction or emotion in the listener. To begin our learning experience, we will first discuss what "music" is. In this course, we will develop our appreciation and understanding of music by following how it has evolved, expanded, and branched out over time. Join today and learn about the composers and performers whose music has provided the soundtrack for our lives.
How did the sailors on tall ships use music to work together as they hauled the long lines?.Who developed the Big Band beat that makes us want to get up and dance?.Who thought of the call-and-response cadences that keep the infantry marching?.
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Who wrote the heart-stopping movie music that accompanies the teenage girl going into the dark basement at midnight?.Students in this course will have the opportunity to sample many kinds of music, from the Gregorian Chants of the Middle Ages to the song that currently occupies the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. Both European and American music have been greatly influenced by these regions and the history of these musical styles are both diverse and enlightening. Visionaries such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel set the stage for the early twentieth century with new ideas, and Arnold Schoenberg ushered in the Modern era in 1945 with his revolutionary sound.įinally, we will review the myriad contributions to the musical repertoire from non-Western regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Japan.
The twentieth century contained a rich tradition of new styles and brilliant new composers from Europe and the United States. We will also study how Classical music has changed since the days of Beethoven and Brahms. This unique blend of music origins still accounts for new developments and experiments in jazz music today. Jazz, for example, is a genre of music started in the United States within the African-American culture, using syncopated rhythms of African music, call-and-response forms used in slave songs and spirituals, and European musical influences. These elements can then be applied when presented with a new piece or even genre of music. Knowing the basic elements of music will aid any music listener in developing a working vocabulary for discussing music, determining different qualities of music, and evaluating a composer or performer's choices with a composition. Learn and appreciate the history of music.Ī well-rounded study of music appreciation begins with basic elements of music.
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