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43 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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PROFESSOR'S NAME...
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MRS. LISA M. BECKLEY-ROBERTS
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WHAT INFO WAS GIVEN OUT ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS?
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FIRST DAY HANDOUT, SYLLABUS
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WHAT IS THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT?
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KARAOKE ASSIGNMENT
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HOW MUCH WEB USAGE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS?
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DAILY USAGE
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WHAT INFO CAN BE FOUND ON THE BLACKBOARD SITE?
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FACULTY INFO, ANNOUNCEMENTS, DISCUSSION BOARD, SCHEDULE, ASSIGNMENTS, AND COURSE DOCUMENTS (FADSAC)
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AN ART FORM CONSISTING OF SOUND AND SILENCE...
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MUSIC
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO DEFINE MUSIC?
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BECAUSE MUSIC IS DIFFERENT TO EVERYONE.
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WHAT FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT IN WHEN DEFINING AND PERCEIVING MUSIC?
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MELODY, RHYTHM, HARMONY, TEXTURE, FORM, DYNAMICS, AND TIMBRE.
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EMIC AND ETIC PERSPECTIVES...
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EMIC- AN INSIDERS POINT OF VIEW (THIS IS A PERSON OF THE SAME CULTURAL BACKGROUND, NOT ETHNIC)
ETIC- OUTSIDERS POINT OF VIEW |
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THE SUM OF WHAT MAKES A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE TO INCLUDE BEHAVIOR, TOOLS, LANGUAGE, AND TRADITIONS...
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CULTURE
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A COHERENT SUCCESSION OF SINGLE PITCHES; THE LINE OF MUSIC...
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MELODY
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DISJUNCT, CONJUNCT....ASCENDING, DESCENDING, UNDULATING, TERRACED, STATIC...
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QUALITIES OF MELODY...MELODIC CONTOURS
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WHAT MOVES MUSIC FORWARD IN TIME; THE PATTERN OF MOVEMENT IN TIME...
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RHYTHM
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HOW WE LABEL THE BEAT PATTERN WITHIN A SPECIFIC SPACE...
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METER
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THE STEADY PULSE THAT UNDERLIES THE RHYTHM OF MOST MUSIC...
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BEAT
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EMPHASIS ON A SPECIFIC NOTE OR BEAT IN A MEASURE
EX. "I GOT YOU" |
ACCENT
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WHAT TERMS DO WE USE TO DISCUSS TEMPO (SPEED OF THE BEAT)?
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CONSISTENT-
ACCELERANDO-GRADUALLY ACCELERATING OR GETTING FASTER. DECELLERANDO-GRADUALLY DECELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN RUBATO- "ROBBED TIME/ BORROWED TIME" CHARACTERISTIC OF ROMANTIC STYLE; CERTAIN LIBERTIES ARE TAKEN WITH THE RHYTHM WITHOUT UPSETTING THE BASIC BEAT. |
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FORM OF ACCENT, BUT SPECIFICALLY ON THE 2ND AND 4TH BEAT OF THE MEASURE.
EX. "KING OF ROCK" |
BACKBEAT
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TWO CONSISTING METRICAL RHYTHMS...
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POLYRHYTHM
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ACCENTS BETWEEN MAJOR BEATS...
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SYNCOPATION
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REPEATED RHYTHMIC (OR TONAL) PATTERNS...
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OSTINATO PATTERNS
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THE SUM OF SHARED FEATURES; BEAT PATTERNS ON SPECIFIC PITCHES HELP US TO IDENTIFY...
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STYLE
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THE END OF EACH PHRASE; MAY BE VERY FINAL OR NEED RESOLUTION...
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CADENCE
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ASCENDING, DESCENDING, UNDULATING, TERRACED, STATIC...
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ASCENDING- PROGRESSIVELY GETTING HIGHER
DESCENDING- PROGRESSIVELY GETTING LOWER UNDULATING- MOVING ALTERNATELY ABOVE AND BELOW A CENTRAL TONE TERRACED- SUDDEN SHIFTS OF PITCH FROM ONE TO ANOTHER STATIC- SPEECH-LIKE WITH LITTLE OR NO MELODIC MOTION |
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WHAT IS A MUSICAL PHRASE?
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DENOTES A UNIT OF MEANING WITHIN A LARGER STRUCTURE; A SECTION OF MUSIC THAT IS RELATIVELY SELF CONTAINED AND COHERENT OVER A MEDIUM TIME SCALE
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AN ACCOMPANYING MELODY SOUNDED AGAINST THE PRINCIPAL MELODY...
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COUNTERMELODY
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WHAT ARE THE UNIVERSALS OF MUSIC?
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SINGING, MUSIC MAKERS, MUSIC IS A PART OF RITUAL, REINFORCING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN SOCIAL GROUPS AND ASSERTING IDENTITY, CHANGE (NO MUSIC IS STATIC).
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EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN MUSIC CULTURE...
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SCALES, TUNING, SAMPLING, HIP-HOP ATTIRE, HEAD BANGING, CALL AND RESPONSE IN CHURCH, ELEVATOR MUSIC
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THE 14 MUSICAL COMMUNITIES DISCUSSED IN CLASS...
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FAMILY, GENERATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, MUSICAL, FRATERNAL, WORK, ETHNIC, GENDER, MICRO-POLITICAL, REGIONAL, NATIONALISTIC, SPIRITUAL
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WHAT IS FORM AND IS IT NEEDED?
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THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE IN MUSIC, ITS BASIC ELEMENTS ARE REPETITION, CONTRAST, AND VARIATION
IN MY OPINION I THINK IT IS NEEDED BECAUSE WITHOUT IT YOU JUST HAVE A BUNCH OF STATIC. |
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WHAT TWO BASIC FUNDAMENTAL FORMS IS MUSIC BASED UPON?
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MELODY AND RHYTHM
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WHEN SOME ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC ARE ALTERED BUT THE ORIGINAL IS STILL RECOGNIZABLE...
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VARIATION
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IMPROVISATION...
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PIECES CREATED IN PERFORMANCE AS OPPOSED TO BEING PRECOMPOSED; CREATED ON THE SPOT.
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HOW DO BINARY AND TERNARY FORMS DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER?
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BINARY FORM- BASIC STRUCTURE OF MUSIC WHICH INCLUDES A STATEMENT AND THEN A DEPARTURE FROM IT (LABELED A-B)
TERNARY FORM- BASIC STRUCTURE OF MUSIC WHICH INCLUDES A STATEMENT AND THEN A DEPARTURE FROM IT, AND CONCLUDES WITH A RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT (LABELED A-B-A) |
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A MELODIC IDEA USED AS A BUILDING BLOCK IN A MUSICAL COMPOSITION...
TIGHTLY KNIT EXPANSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT... REPETITIONS AT HIGHER OR LOWER PITCH LEVELS... |
THEME
THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCES |
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WHAT IS THE SIMPLEST FORM OF THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT?
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REPETITION (EITHER EXACT OR VARIED)
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SMALLEST FRAGMENT OF A THEME THAT FORMS A MELODIC-RHYTHMIC UNIT...
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MOTIVE
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HOW DO MOTIVES WORK WITHIN A THEME?
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MOTIVES ARE THE CELLS OF MUSICAL GROWTH, BY BREAKING THEMES INTO FRAGMENTS, REPEATING AND VARYING MOTIVES, AND COMBINING THEM IN NEW PATTERNS, COMPOSERS IMPART TO THEIR WORKS THE QUALITIES OF EVOLUTION AND GROWTH.
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALL AND RESPONSE?
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IMITATIVE
RESPONSORIAL (LEADER-GROUP) ANTIPHONAL (TWO GROUPS) |
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A COMPLETE SMALL WORK WITHIN A LARGER WORK...
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MOVEMENT
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WHAT ARE THE TERMS FOR TEMPO FROM SLOWEST TO FASTEST?
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GRAVE (SOLEMN; VERY,VERY SLOW)
LARGO (BROAD; VERY SLOW) ADAGIO (QUITE SLOW) ANDANTE (A WALKING PACE) MODERATO (MODERATE) ALLEGRO (FAST; CHEERFUL) VIVACE (LIVELY) PRESTO (VERY FAST) |
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TIMBRE...
REGISTER... |
TONE COLOR
WAY TO DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC AREA IN THE RANGE OF AN INSTRUMENT OR VOICE SUCH AS LOW, MIDDLE, OR HIGH. |
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USING THE HORNBOSTEL/SACHS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF INSTRUMENTS AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH?
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AEROPHONES- PRODUCE SOUND BY USING AIR AS THE PRIMARY VIBRATING MEANS. (FLUTE, BAGPIPE)
CHORDOPHONES- INSTRUMENTS THAT PRODUCE SOUND FROM A VIBRATING STRING STRETCHED BETWEEN TWO POINTS. (VIOLIN, GUITAR) IDIOPHONES- PRODUCE SOUND FROM THE SUBSTANCE OF THE INSTRUMENT ITSELF. (BELLS, CYMBALS) MEMBRANOPHONES- DRUM-LIKE INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SOUNDED FROM TIGHTLY STRETCHED MEMBRANES ELECTROPHONES- SOUND PRODUCED PRIMARILY BY ELECTRICAL MEANS. |
