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Section 1
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Ritardando
Implies a quicker slow down
Simple triple meter
Three beats per measure, and divide each beat into two parts; 1 and 2 and 3 and Ex) "Waltz" - Fiona Apple
Adagio
Somewhat slowly (lying down, at ease)
Do tempos change often in pop music?
NO - they rarely change
Quadruple meter
Group four beats together per measure; One downbeat, two weaker beats, an upbeat; "Common Time"
Compound quadruple meter
Four beats per measure, and divide each beat into four parts; 1 and uh 2 and uh 3 and uh 4 and uh Ex) "Spaceship" - Kanye West
How many note names are there and how many pitches are there?
7 note names (A-G) 12 pitches (Western World)
Beams
Joins two or more noteheads together *Can beam noteheads with different flags together
The Metronome
Measures the tempo; measured in M.M. (Maelzel's Metronome 1815); M.M. gives you the BPM; pop music is usually between 120 and 135 BPM
The Treble Clef
"G clef" (the clef is centered around the note G); Used for higher pitched instruments; FACE and EGBDF
Compound duple meter
Two beats per measure, and divide each beat into three parts; 1 and uh 2 and uh Ex) "She's Leaving Home" - The Beatles
Measures
Beats grouped together using a METRIC ACCENT Metric Accent - stress on one beat over the others
Accelerando
To speed up ex: Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Pitch
The relative "highness" or "lowness" of sound; measured in Hertz or cycles per second; a "lower" pitch has a lower Hz frequency; most modern orchestras tune to 440 Hz (eighteenth century it was 415 Hz)
Rhythm vs. Meter
Rhythm - "pattern of durations of musical sounds and silence" Meter - "acts as the grid against which rhythm is measured"
Stems
Cuts the notehead's value in half
Triple meter
Grouping three beats together in a measure; One downbeat, two weaker beats; "Waltz Time" "Manic Depression" - Jimi Hendrix
Ties and Dots
Used to link two or more note values together to sound as one (longer) note value; Dots can be used instead of ties in circumstances - each dot adds half of the note value it precedes ex) a dotted quarter note is a quarter note plus an eighth note
What language are the music "markings" in?
Italian (used to describe the quality of the tempo until the Metronome in 1815)
The Downbeat
Usually the first beat of the measure - accenting this first beat makes it sound heavier than the others. The weight of the accent creates the sensation of going down
Allegro
Cheerful (fast)
Rhythmic Notation
Rhythm notated through a system of note values and rests
The Bass Clef
"F clef" (the clef is centered around the note F); ACEG and GBDFA
Andante
At a walking pace (interpretive)
Simple meter
Divide a beat into two parts
Compound triple meter
Three beats per measure, and divide each beat into three parts; 1 and uh 2 and uh 3 and uh Ex) "The Tourist" - Radiohead
The names of notes and the order of pitches
A-G; Clockwise raises the pitch; counterclockwise lowers the pitch
Syncopation
Involves a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected which make part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat; "Misplacing the beat"
The Upbeat
The last beat of the measure - leads to the downbeat.
Rallentando
Gradual slow down "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
Clef
Used to help align pitches on the staff; in this course we only use the TREBLE and BASS clefs
Flags
Cuts the notehead's value in half again (to a 1/4)
Compound meter
Divide a beat into three parts
Octave Equivalency
The same note name used on a different note 8 notes apart --> same note --> an octave apart (numbers are used to recognize the octave --> C4)
Stepwise Motion vs. Skips
Stepwise motion - moving up or down notes in a row Skips - if skip same amount of notes each time you will eventually get back to starting note
Grave
Seriously (even heavily)
Presto
Quickly (very fast)
Tempo
How fast or slow the beat moves (BPM)
Beat vs. Pulse
Beat - the perceived rhythm you feel in music (tap your foot) "musical time" Pulse - the quality of the beat (light or heavy - walking vs. stomping)
Note Value
The duration/length of a musical sound
Simple duple meter
Two beats per measure, and divide each beat into two parts; 1 and 2 and Ex) "Polka Face" - Weird Al
Duple meter
Grouping two beats together per measure; one downbeat, one upbeat; "March Time"; Marches and Polkas are often duple meter
Meter
A collection of measures
The Staff
What we use to write musical pitches on - consists of 5 lines and 4 spaces; if you move from a line to a space you are moving in stepwise motion; space to a space is skipping; if you move more than one skip it is called a leap
Simple quadruple meter
Four beats per measure, and divide each beat into two parts; 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and Ex) "Rather Be" - Clean Bandit
Violin
4 strings of varying thickness; thicker strings vibrate slower --> lower pitch; placing a finger on the string changes the string length --> frequency it vibrates at
Complex meter
Combines a duple meter and a triple meter (either order = 5 beats) Ex) "Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Anacrusis
When a measure starts with an upbeat Ex) "Happy Birthday" - Patty and Mildred Hill, "Star-Spangled Banner";
Rest
The duration of silence
Register
relative highness or lowness of a pitch or a group of pitches Ex) The movie "Psycho" - Bernard Herrman - uses register to heighten tensions
Section 2
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