Unit one review

Review Questions
1. What are the basic elements of music?
The basic elements of music are Pitch, rhythm, dynamics, melody, and form.
2. What is pitch?
Pitch is the frequency of a sound, which has to do with the highness or lowness of the sound we hear.
3. What is syncopation? What types of music use syncopation?
Syncopation is when you interrupt the expected beat and lots of different types of music use it like Ska, jazz, and metal.
4. What are three examples of forms of music? Describe each form.
One form of form of music is common meter which is four lines of a particular number of beats that end in the rhyming pattern.
5. What is form in music?
Form is the frame work that a composer uses to create music.

Critical thinking questions
1. Music has sometimes been referred to as a “universal language.” Why has this description been applied to music? Do you agree or disagree with this assessment? Why?

I think that music had been referred to as the “universal language because a lot if people can relate to different types of music. I do agree with this statement because music brings people together.
2. Why is musical notation important? What benefits do musicians and others receive from being able to write down and note aspects of a musical piece?

Music notation is important because it allows musicians to write down what they are going to play and so they can remember exactly what they did in a song.
3. In the first part of the unit, we discussed how music is everywhere in society. What are some of the ways that we use music? How do you use music in your own life?

People use music in a lot of different reason. Some ways people use music is to get them pumped up, or to express their feelings and to feel better. I use music in my life to make me feel better if I’m sad or to just listen to help me focus.
4. Music can help influence the mood or feeling in a place by the way in which it is played. What is a specific example of this that you have experienced? Discuss the experience (what was the song? how was it played? how did the mood/feeling change?). For example, you might discuss an experience at a concert, religious service, or another place where music played a part in creating the mood.