Music Appreciation Essay

Sound any brain that is perceived by the aural senses. Physically, sound is vibrational, mechanical energy that moves through matter (usually air) as a wave.The Hearing Process Vibration, resonation, transmission, reception, interpretation, music appears.Pitch relative highness or lowness of a sound, rush along of vibration. smelling a sound that has a definite pitch.Interval the distance in pitch amid any two t unmatcheds, ex half step.Accent emphasis on a certain tone.Tone Color/Timbre quality of sound that distinguishes on instrument or voice from another. timbre contrast, one instrument vs. another.Dynamics- Associated Terms Degrees of loudness or yieldingen in musicPianissimo (pp) genuinely softPiano (p) softMezzopiano (mp) moderately softMezzoforte (mf) moderately loudForte (f) loudFortissimo (ff) very loudCrescendo gradually get louderDecrescendo gradually get softer chordophones make their sound when a stretched string vibrates. there is usually someth ing they makes the sound reverberate such as the physical structure of a guitar or violin. the strings are set into motion by either plucking, strumming or by rubbing with a bow.Membranophones Any musical instrument that produces sound primarily by the way of a vibrating stretched membrane.Ex kettle riseRoto tomsnon-pitched drums snare drum (S. Dr.)tenor drum (T. Dr.)field drum (F. Dr.)bass drum (B. Dr.)Tom-TomsBongosTimbales (Timb.)Conga DrumsTambourineIdiophones Ex MarimaCrotalesSteel DrumsCymbals (cym.)Suspended SymbolHi-HatFinger SymbolsTriangle (trgl.)Anvil (anv.)CowbellsTam-Tam (t.t) and other GongsSleigh costs (sl.b.)Bell Tree (bl.t.)Brake Drum (br. dr.)Thunder sheet (th. sh.)Rachet (rach)Wood Blocks (w.bl.)Temple Blocks (t.bl.)Claves (clav.)Castanets (cast.)Maracas (mrcs.)Guiro gash (wh)Aerophones any musical instrument that produce sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate.1st club where the vibrating is not contained in the instrument itself.Ex Harmonica2 nd class where vibrating air is contained by the instrument.Ex Flute describe Basic String Instruments ViolinViola violoncelloDouble bass partRenaissance Lute/MusicDulcimerThe Koto-Koto MusicThe SitarIdentify Basic (Wood)Wind Instruments PiccoloFluteClarinetBass clarinetOboeEnglish hornBassoonIdentify Basic Percussion Instruments TimpaniXylophoneSnare drumBass drumCymbaisIdentify Basic Keyboard Instruments PianoPipe organHarpsichordNotation/Identify Basic SymbolsStaff/Identify Lines and SpacesTime touchMeter-7,6,5,4,3,2DownbeatTied vs dotted rhythmsSyncopationTempoMetronomeArpeggioHalf-StepWhole-Step cerealPolyphonyMonophonicHomophonicHeterophonicCounterpointKeyMajor vs minor vs chromatic scalesKey SignatureModulation/Key ChangeChord/ProgressionHarmonyConsonanceDissonanceDominant ChordTonic ChordSub Dominant ChordMusical Form/Ternary/Binary phraseology/Antecedent/ConsequentCadenceMelody/ThemeMust Be Prepared to Write Scales and A Chord Progression I IV-V-I on the staff. Be pre pared to insert the Minor chord. Four flats or sharps is the max. .Must be prepared to identify musical instruments and the families they belong to.