chasesmith music 1

Text Questions chase smith

1. Melody, harmony, rhythm, tone, form, tempo, and dynamics
2. Pitch is an auditory sensation in which a listener assigns musical tones to relative positions on a musical scale based on the frequency of the vibration.
3. Syncopation is a variety of rhythms that are unexpected
4. Ragtime, jazz, punk, blues, funk, gospel, reggae, dub, hip hop
5. Statement, restatement, unity

1. Music is the universal language because when someone listens to a classical tune that is serene, people get the sense that something is calm and peaceful where as something like hard metal rock would not mean peacefulness or serenity.
2. Musical notation is important because it tells you what type of note to play such as natural, or flat, or sharp
3. They understand the piece a lot more when they break it down and write about it.
4. We use music to calm ourselves down, to get fired up, to simply have background music, to communicate, to express feelings, basically anything works.

UnUnit One: Lab Questions